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- Title
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton dynamics in cells.
- Authors
Lee, Sung Haeng; Dominguez, Roberto
- Abstract
The dynamic remolding of the actin cytoskeleton is a critical part of most cellular activities, and malfunction of cytoskeletal proteins results in various human diseases. The transition between two forms of actin, monomeric or G-actin and filamentous or F-actin, is tightly regulated in time and space by a large number of signaling, scaffolding and actin-binding proteins (ABPs). New ABPs are constantly being discovered in the post-genomic era. Most of these proteins are modular, integrating actin binding, protein-protein interaction, membrane-binding, and signaling domains. In response to extracellular signals, often mediated by Rho family GTPases, ABPs control different steps of actin cytoskeleton assembly, including filament nucleation, elongation, severing, capping, and depolymerization. This review summarizes structure-function relationships among ABPs in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton assembly.
- Publication
Molecules and cells, 2010, Vol 29, Issue 4, p311
- ISSN
0219-1032
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10059-010-0053-8