Control of actin filament dynamics at barbed ends by WH2 domains: From capping to permissive and processive assembly

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 540-549

  Carlier, Marie France ^a   Pernier, Julien ^a   Avvaru, Balendu Sankara ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ENZYMOLOGIE ET BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALES   (France)

Author keywords

Actin; Filament barbed end assembly; WH2 domain

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN CAPPING PROTEIN; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROFILIN; PROTEIN FORMIN; PROTEIN VOPF; PROTEIN VOPL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ACTIN CAPPING; ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ACTIN; FILAMENT BARBED END ASSEMBLY; WH2 DOMAIN;

ACTIN CAPPING PROTEINS; ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PROFILINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84886642116     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21124     Document Type: Review

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