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Actin-Monomer-Binding Proteins

By Pekka Lappalainen Ph.D. (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2007
ISBN
978-0-387-46405-3, 978-0-387-46407-7
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-46407-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4035190 bytes)
Series
Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
Edition
1
Pages
118\126
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Cell Biology; Biochemistrygeneral

Description

The actin cytoskeleton plays a central role in many cellular processes including cell motility, cytokinesis, endocytosis and phagocytosis. The structure and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton is regulated by a large number of proteins that interact with monomeric and/or filamentous actin. Actin monomer binding proteins provides a comprehensive view on actin monomer-binding proteins and the mechanisms by which they contribute to actin dynamics and various actin-dependent cellular processes. This new title contains chapters that describe the basic mechanisms of actin dynamics as well as the structural principles by which various actin-binding proteins interact with actin.

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