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Lights, camera, actin
Author(s) -
Rubenstein Peter A.,
Wen KuoKuang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
iubmb life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.132
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1521-6551
pISSN - 1521-6543
DOI - 10.1080/15216540500306991
Subject(s) - actin , protein filament , microbiology and biotechnology , actin remodeling , mdia1 , actin remodeling of neurons , actin binding protein , biology , chemistry , actin cytoskeleton , cytoskeleton , biochemistry , cell
Actin participates in many important biological processes. Currently, intensive investigation is being carried out in a number of laboratories concerning the function of actin in these processes and the molecular basis of its functions. We present a glimpse into four of these areas: actin‐like proteins in bacterial cells, actin in the eukaryotic nucleus, the conformational plasticity of the actin filament, and finally, Arp2/3‐dependent regulation of actin filament branching and creation of new filament barbed ends.IUBMB Life, 57: 683‐687, 2005