ForC lacks canonical formin activity but bundles actin filaments and is required for multicellular development of Dictyostelium cells

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 6-7, 2013, Pages 201-212

  Junemann, Alexander ^a   Winterhoff, Moritz ^a   Nordholz, Benjamin ^a   Rottner, Klemens ^b,c   Eichinger, Ludwig ^d   Gräf, Ralph ^e   Faix, Jan ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin bundles; Cell migration; Chemotaxis; Development; Dictyostelium; Formin; Morphogenesis; Phototaxis; Spore formation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; F ACTIN; FORMIN C; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

DICTYOSTELIUM;

ACTIN BUNDLES; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; DEVELOPMENT; DICTYOSTELIUM; FORMIN; MORPHOGENESIS; PHOTOTAXIS; SPORE FORMATION;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; CELL MOVEMENT; CYCLIC AMP; DICTYOSTELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 84883255526     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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