2014
Site-specific cation release drives actin filament severing by vertebrate cofilin
Kang H, Bradley MJ, Cao W, Zhou K, Grintsevich EE, Michelot A, Sindelar CV, Hochstrasser M, De La Cruz EM. Site-specific cation release drives actin filament severing by vertebrate cofilin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 17821-17826. PMID: 25468977, PMCID: PMC4273407, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413397111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilament severingActin filamentsActin filament severingKey regulatory functionsConcentration of endsActin filament fragmentationEukaryotic cellsCation-binding sitesProtein cofilinDeletion mutantsS. cerevisiaeSubunit exchangeFilament turnoverActin polymerizationEssential functionsSite-specific interactionsCofilinMolecular mechanismsAssembly dynamicsRegulatory functionsActin moleculesFilament fragmentationFilament structureSustained motilitySevering
2012
Plus‐end directed myosins accelerate actin filament sliding by single‐headed myosin VI
Ramamurthy B, Cao W, De La Cruz EM, Mooseker MS. Plus‐end directed myosins accelerate actin filament sliding by single‐headed myosin VI. Cytoskeleton 2012, 69: 59-69. PMID: 22213699, PMCID: PMC3327287, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research