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Review
. 1999 Mar 11;9(5):R160-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80102-x.

Actin polymerization: Where the WASP stings

E Bi  1 , S H Zigmond
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Actin polymerization: Where the WASP stings

E Bi et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

How do extracellular signals induce actin polymerization, as required for many cellular responses? Key signal transducers, such as the small GTPases Cdc42 and Rac, have now been shown to link via proteins of the WASP family to the Arp2/3 complex, which nucleates actin polymerization.

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