Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Profilin and Mical combine to impair F-actin assembly and promote disassembly and remodeling

  • Elena E. Grintsevich,
  • Giasuddin Ahmed,
  • Anush A. Ginosyan,
  • Heng Wu,
  • Shannon K. Rich,
  • Emil Reisler,
  • Jonathan R. Terman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25781-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Actin-based structures in cells and tissues are built and maintained through a poorly understood balance between assembly and disassembly. Here, our findings provide insights into how factors known to promote these opposing effects dynamically integrate to shape cells and tissue systems.