Actin cytoskeleton: a team effort during actin assembly

Curr Biol. 2012 Aug 21;22(16):R643-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.026.

Abstract

Two recent studies highlight how tandems of previously described actin nucleators collaborate to produce new actin filaments. One key player in these collaborations is formin, which appears to function as a modulator of filament elongation.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Cell Movement*
  • Humans
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Pseudopodia / metabolism*
  • cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteins
  • cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein