GTPase Signalling: New Functions for Diaphanous-Related Formins
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The Diaphanous-related formins are effectors for Rho GTPases. Two recent reports have unveiled previously unappreciated activities of Drf3 (mDia2), eliciting cytoskeletal rearrangements at the behest of Cdc42, and of DRF2 (hDia2C), regulating endosome dynamics for RhoD.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003