2014
Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens
Leerberg JM, Gomez GA, Verma S, Moussa EJ, Wu SK, Priya R, Hoffman BD, Grashoff C, Schwartz MA, Yap AS. Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens. Current Biology 2014, 24: 1689-1699. PMID: 25065757, PMCID: PMC5103636, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMena/VASPActin assemblyEpithelial zonula adherensZonula adherensMyosin II activationActin filament turnoverCadherin junctionsActomyosin apparatusVASP proteinsActin scaffoldFilament turnoverActin filamentsJunctional integrityVinculinPhysical interactionTissue integrityActomyosin systemEpithelial cellsAdherensAssemblyContractile apparatusRegulationVASPEffective contractilityUnderlying mechanism
2003
Do Filopodia Enable the Growth Cone to Find Its Way?
Koleske AJ. Do Filopodia Enable the Growth Cone to Find Its Way? Science Signaling 2003, 2003: pe20. PMID: 12759482, DOI: 10.1126/stke.2003.183.pe20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEna/VASP proteinsVASP proteinsEna/VASP family proteinsGrowth conesActin filament elongationNeuronal growth conesGrowth cone filopodiaCaenorhabditis elegansFamily proteinsFilament elongationAxon guidanceSensory organsFilopodiaGuidance cuesNonneuronal cellsProteinDrosophilaElegansLamellipodiaNervous system
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