1. Actin Cytoskeleton: Profilin Gives Cells an Edge
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Jeremy D. Rotty
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0301 basic medicine ,biology ,Cell ,macromolecular substances ,Actin cytoskeleton ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Cell biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Character (mathematics) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Profilin ,Profilin-1 ,biology.protein ,medicine ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Actin - Abstract
A new study reports that the actin-monomer-binding protein profilin 1 dictates protrusion character at the cell edge. These findings help explain how distinct, tunable actin polymerization pathways collaborate to form higher-order cellular structures.
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- 2020
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