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Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase Ialpha impairs localized actin remodeling and suppresses phagocytosis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Nov 2002
Coppolino Marc G, Dierckman Renee, Loijens Joost, Collins Richard F, Pouladi Mahmoud, Jongstra-Bilen Jenny, Schreiber Alan D, Trimble William S, Anderson Richard, Grinstein Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Actin polymerization drives the extension of pseudopods required for phagocytosis. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) is thought to play a central role in this process, because it interacts with several actin-regulatory proteins and undergoes acute and localized changes at sites of phagocytosis. We therefore studied whether phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase (PIPK), the enzyme responsible for...
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