The lens actin filament cytoskeleton: Diverse structures for complex functions

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 58-71

  Cheng, Catherine ^a   Nowak, Roberta B ^a   Fowler, Velia M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin binding proteins; Actin dynamics; Cytoskeleton; Fiber cell; Lens development; Membrane skeleton; Myosin; Tropomodulin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ALPHA ACTININ; ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; COFILIN; CORTACTIN; EZRIN; F ACTIN; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; GELSOLIN; METHENAMINE; MYOSIN; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; PLECTIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; RAP1 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOB GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SPECTRIN; TROPOMODULIN; TROPOMYOSIN; UVOMORULIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FILOPODIUM; HUMAN; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK CUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRIATED MUSCLE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS;

EID: 84961219239     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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