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Actin cytoskeleton: formins lead the way
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Actin cytoskeleton: formins lead the way
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Formins are eukaryotic proteins that potently influence actin polymerization dynamics. Recent evidence strongly suggests that these proteins move processively with the elongating barbed ends of actin filaments.
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