Actin cytoskeleton: Are FH proteins local organizers?

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Frazier, JA
Field, CM
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10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00205-3
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The FH proteins; defined by the presence of 'formin homology' regions, are important for a number of actin-dependent processes, including polarized cell growth and cytokinesis. They are large, probably multi-domain, proteins and their function may be in part mediated by an interaction with profilin.
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