Actin cytoskeleton: Are FH proteins local organizers?
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Actin cytoskeleton: Are FH proteins local organizers?
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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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00205-3