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Actin polymerization-driven molecular movement of mDia1 in living cells.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Mar 2004
Higashida Chiharu, Miyoshi Takushi, Fujita Akiko, Oceguera-Yanez Fabian, Monypenny James, Andou Yoshikazu, Narumiya Shuh, Watanabe Naoki
Abstract excerpt
mDia1, a Rho effector, belongs to the Formin family of proteins, which shares the conserved tandem FH1-FH2 unit structure. Formins including mDia1 accelerate actin nucleation while interacting with actin filament fast-growing ends. Here our single-molecule imaging revealed fast directional movement of mDia1 FH1-FH2 for tens of microns in living cells. The movement of mDia1 FH1-FH2 was blocked by actin-perturbing...
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