How the Listeria monocytogenes ActA protein converts actin polymerization into a motile force

被引:32
作者
Smith, GA [1 ]
Portnoy, DA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PENN,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
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10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01048-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The ActA protein is an essential determinant of pathogenicity that is responsible for the actin-based motility of Listeria monocytogenes in mammalian cells and cell-free extracts. ActA appears to control at least four functions that collectively lead to actin-based motility: (1) initiation of actin polymerization, (2) polarization of ActA function, (3) transformation of actin polymerization into a motile force and (4) acceleration of movement mediated by the host protein profilin.
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