Emerging Properties and Functions of Actin and Actin Filaments ...

Recent years have provided considerable insights into the dynamic nature of the cell nucleus, which is constantly reorganizing its genome, ...

Here we summarize recent progress in our understanding of the roles and functions of the ancient molecule actin for nuclear dynamics, genome organization, and ...

Emerging Functions of Actins and Actin Binding Proteins in ...

In a steady state, a dynamic equilibrium is reached where the length of the actin filaments remains constant, with actin monomers continually associating to and ...

Evolution, Emerging Functions and Structure of Actin-Binding Proteins

Actin filaments exist in association with binding partners, mainly actin-binding proteins (ABPs) that together control the many functions of the ...

Emerging Properties and Functions of Actin and Actin Filaments ...

... Actin is an abundant protein having essential roles both in the cytoplasm and in the cell nucleus. It is a key component of the cytoskeleton, but inside the ...

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Emerging Properties and Functions of Actin and Actin Filaments ...

Cite this ... Vartiainen, Maria ; Prajapati, Bina ; Ulferts, Svenja ; Grosse, Robert. / Emerging Properties and Functions of Actin and Actin Filaments Inside the ...

Actin Filament - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Actin filaments refer to the fundamental cytoskeletal molecules that regulate cell migration. These filaments are formed by the polymerization of actin, ...

Actin Filament - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Contractile bundles of actin filaments and myosin filaments are synthesised for specific functions and then disassembled (e.g., during cell division after ...

New twists in actin–microtubule interactions

Actin filaments and microtubules are cytoskeletal polymers that participate in many vital cell functions including division, morphogenesis, ...

Emerging Properties and Functions of Actin and Actin Filaments ...

Publications that cite this publication ; Roles of the nucleus in leukocyte migration. Yutao Li, Mengqi Chen, Wakam Chang ; Cortactin stabilizes actin branches by ...

Structural and functional mechanisms of actin isoforms - FEBS Press

The actin cytoskeleton is a highly adaptive network of filaments that provides structure and support to cells and enables them to interface with ...

The evolution of compositionally and functionally distinct actin ...

Bacteria use a one-filament-one-function system to create distinct filament systems within a single cell. In contrast, eukaryotic actin is a ...

Actin-binding proteins: the long road to understanding the dynamic ...

The most extensively studied actin filament–decorating proteins that can alter the biochemical properties of actin are tropomyosins.

Actin - Wikipedia

Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils.

Mechanisms of actin disassembly and turnover

Actin filaments are spatially organized into elaborate networks with specific biological functions, ranging from muscle contraction and cell ...

Actin Filaments - Meaning, Dynamics, Structure and Function

Actin filaments are microscopic, filamentous structures present in the cytoskeleton. Actin filaments function in cell movement, providing structural support, ...

Actin Filaments | Definition, Function & Structure - Lesson - Study.com

What is the function of the actin filament? ... The function of actin filaments is to provide structure and support for the cell, as well as assisting in adding ...

Actin | Definition & Function | Britannica

Actin, protein that is an important contributor to the contractile property of muscle and other cells ... In nonmuscle cells, meshworks of actin filaments play a ...

Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins - Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol

This review ex- plains how the structure of the actin molecule accounts for its functional properties, including polymerization dy- namics and regulation by a ...