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. 2012 Aug 21;22(16):R643-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.026.

Actin cytoskeleton: a team effort during actin assembly

Laurent Blanchoin  1 , Alphée Michelot
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Actin cytoskeleton: a team effort during actin assembly

Laurent Blanchoin et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Two recent studies highlight how tandems of previously described actin nucleators collaborate to produce new actin filaments. One key player in these collaborations is formin, which appears to function as a modulator of filament elongation.

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