Actin cytoskeleton: The Arp2/3 complex gets to the point

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Zigmond, SH [1 ]
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[1] Univ Penn, Dept Biol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00415-0
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Actin filament polymerization results primarily from the addition of monomers to pre existing filaments. Recent studies have revealed that the Arp2/3 protein complex, which includes two actin-related proteins, can nucleate new actin filaments, and this capacity can be enhanced by ActA, a protein used by Listeria to polymerize actin.
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