Actin filament dynamics

Rather than “treadmilling” like animal cell actin filaments, Staiger et al. find that plant cell actin dynamics rely on rapid polymerization followed by severing events (arrows). (JCB 184(2) TOC2)

 

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Reference: Staiger et al. (2009) J. Cell Biol. 184:269-280.

Published on: January 26, 2009.

Doi: 10.1083/jcb.200806185.

 

Read the full article at:

jcb.rupress.org/cgi/content/full/184/2/269

 

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