The actin polymerization factor Diaphanous and the actin severing protein Flightless I collaborate to regulate sarcomere size
Deng S, Silimon R, Balakrishnan M, Bothe I, Juros D, Soffar D, Baylies M. The actin polymerization factor Diaphanous and the actin severing protein Flightless I collaborate to regulate sarcomere size. Developmental Biology 2020, 469: 12-25. PMID: 32980309, PMCID: PMC8279456, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFlight, AnimalForminsGelsolinGene Knockdown TechniquesMusclesSarcomeresConceptsActin thin filamentsFlightless IRegulate thin filament lengthContractile unit of muscleControl actin dynamicsActin polymerization factorsThin filamentsDrosophila flight muscleMyosin thick filamentsThin filament lengthSarcomere sizeActin regulatorsActin dynamicsFlight musclesThick filamentsActinMuscle developmentFilament lengthContractile unitsPolymerization factorsFunction of muscle fibersFilamentsSarcomereRegulationFormin