Open AccessTropomyosin keeps actin tough
Author(s) -
Alan W. Dove
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1566iti2
Subject(s) - cofilin , biology , tropomyosin , actin , microbiology and biotechnology , actin remodeling , actin cytoskeleton , cytoskeleton , actina , profilin , biochemistry , cell
![Graphic][1] Actin (green) and ADF/cofilin (red) are disorganized in the absence of tropomyosin (bottom). The actin cytoskeleton is a highly adaptable framework. In some structures actin polymerizes and depolymerizes rapidly to facilitate quick movement, whereas in others actin
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