Actin assembly factors regulate the gelation kinetics and architecture of F-actin networks

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1709-1719

  Falzone, Tobias T ^a,b   Oakes, Patrick W ^b,c   Sees, Jennifer ^a   Kovar, David R ^a   Gardel, Margaret L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; F ACTIN BINDING PROTEINS; F-ACTIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PROFILIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHICKENS; KINETICS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PROFILINS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

EID: 84876346853     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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