Actin cytoskeleton: Thinking globally, actin’ locally
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Lanier, Lorene M.
Gertler, Frank
Date Issued
September 2000
Journal
Current Biology
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Lanier, Lorene M., and Frank B. Gertler. “Actin cytoskeleton: Thinking globally, actin’ locally.” Current Biology 10, no. 18 (September 2000): R655-R657. Copyright © 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Abstract
A class of proteins dubbed pipmodulins bind to and sequester the phospholipid PIP2 in the plasma membrane. Local release of PIP2 controls actin dynamics in specific subcellular regions and plays a critical role in regulating actin-based cell motility and morphogenesis.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00685-0
