Actin Cytoskeleton: A Team Effort during Actin Assembly
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Actin Cytoskeleton: A Team Effort during Actin Assembly
Two recent studies highlight how tandems of previously described actin nucleators collaborate to produce new actin filaments. One key player in these collaborations is formin, which appears to function as a modulator of filament elongation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.026