Actin-Monomer-Binding Proteins

• Main Author: Lappalainen, Pekka (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Biochemistry, general.

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 mono...

Table of Contents:

• How Actin Assembly Is Modulated at Filament Barbed Ends in Motile Processes
• Proteins of the Actin Depolymerizing Factor/Cofilin Family
• Profilin, an Essential Control Element for Actin Polymerization
• Srv2/Cyclase-Associated Protein (CAP)
• Twinfilin Family of Actin Monomer-Binding Proteins
• Intracellular ?-Thymosins
• Multirepeat ?-Thymosins
• Wasp and WAVE Family Proteins
• The Verprolins as Regulators of Actin Dynamics
• A Common Binding Site for Actin-Binding Proteins on the Actin Surface.