Control of Actin Dynamics by Allosteric Regulation of Actin Binding Proteins

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 303, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-25

  Hansen, Marc D H ^a   Kwiatkowski, Adam V ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Autoinhibition; ERM proteins; N WASP; Talin; Vinculin; Zyxin; Catenin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; EZRIN; MOESIN; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; RADIXIN; VINCULIN; ZYXIN;

ARTICLE; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84874240858     PISSN: 19376448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407697-6.00001-5     Document Type: Chapter

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