Actin cytoskeleton: Putting a CAP on actin polymerization
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Actin cytoskeleton: Putting a CAP on actin polymerization
Two recent studies have identified a Drosophila homolog of cyclase-associated protein (CAP) as a developmentally important negative regulator of actin polymerization that may also directly mediate signal transduction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00712-0