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The myosin passenger protein Smy1 controls actin cable structure and dynamics by acting as a formin damper.
Developmental cell - 16 Aug 2011
Chesarone-Cataldo Melissa, Guérin Christophe, Yu Jerry H, Wedlich-Soldner Roland, Blanchoin Laurent, Goode Bruce L
Abstract excerpt
Formins are a conserved family of proteins with robust effects in promoting actin nucleation and elongation. However, the mechanisms restraining formin activities in cells to generate actin networks with particular dynamics and architectures are not well understood. In S. cerevisiae, formins assemble actin cables, which serve as tracks for myosin-dependent intracellular transport. Here, we show that the...
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