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The phenomenological study of the assembly of muscle and non‐muscle actin; A history in Japan
Author(s) -
Oosawa Fumio
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950070411
Subject(s) - actin , morphogenesis , cytoskeleton , microbiology and biotechnology , actin cytoskeleton , biology , neuroscience , cell , gene , genetics
This is a brief historical view, based on my personal experience, of the phenomenological study of the assembly of actin in Japan. The morphogenesis and dynamics of protein filaments and cytoskeleton now represent one of the central problems in cell biology. The approach to this problem at the molecular level was first undertaken on actin from muscle.