Drosophila quail, a villin-related protein, bundles actin filaments in apoptotic nurse cells
Matova N, Mahajan-Miklos S, Mooseker M, Cooley L. Drosophila quail, a villin-related protein, bundles actin filaments in apoptotic nurse cells. Development 1999, 126: 5645-5657. PMID: 10572041, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.24.5645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisBiological TransportCalciumCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularCytoplasmDrosophila melanogasterEscherichia coliHumansInsect ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsEgg chambersNurse cellsFilamentous actinActin filamentsCytoplasm transportNuclear envelopeQuail proteinGermline-specific proteinsMutant egg chambersNurse cell apoptosisActin bundle assemblyNew actin filamentsApoptotic nurse cellsActin-regulating proteinsBundles actin filamentsHuman villinDrosophila germlineSequence homologyBiochemical experimentsActin bundlesElevated cytoplasmic calciumProteinVillinActinAbundant network