Actin cytoskeleton: Formins lead the way

被引：16

作者：

Harris, ES ^{[1
]}

Higgs, HN ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dartmouth Coll Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Hanover, NH 03755 USA

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2004年 / 14卷 / 13期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.043

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Formins are eukaryotic proteins that potently influence actin polymerization dynamics. Recent evidence strongly suggests that these proteins move processively with the elongating barbed ends of actin filaments.

引用

页码：R520 / R522

页数：3

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