Actin-Monomer-Binding Proteins E-Book

• Herausgeber: Springer New York
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2008

Beschreibung

The actin cytoskeleton plays a central role in many cellular processes including cell motility, cytokinesis, endocytosis and phagocytosis. The structure and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton is regulated by a large number of proteins that interact with monomeric and/or filamentous actin. Actin monomer binding proteins provides a comprehensive view on actin monomer-binding proteins and the mechanisms by which they contribute to actin dynamics and various actin-dependent cellular processes. This new title contains chapters that describe the basic mechanisms of actin dynamics as well as the structural principles by which various actin-binding proteins interact with actin.