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Cofilin-2, a novel type of cofilin, is expressed specifically at aggregation stage of Dictyostelium discoideum development.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Oct 2001
Aizawa H, Kishi Y, Iida K, Sameshima M, Yahara I
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BACKGROUND: A conventional cofilin, cofilin-1 in Dictyostelium discoideum plays significant roles in cell proliferation, phagocytosis, chemotactic movement and macropinocytosis. RESULTS: We identified a new member of the cofilin family, named cofilin-2 in D. discoideum. Cofilin-2 shows significant homology to a conventional Dictyostelium cofilin, cofilin-1, through its entire sequence, and contains residues...
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