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actin cortical patch

Known as: actin patch 
An endocytic patch that consists of an actin-containing structure found at the plasma membrane in cells; formed of networks of branched actin… (More)
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Cortical actin cytoskeleton

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Molecular Architecture of Synaptic Actin Cytoskeleton in Hippocampal Neurons Reveals a Mechanism of Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis
Excitatory synapses in the brain play key roles in learning and memory. The formation and functions of postsynaptic mushroom… (More)
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2010
2010
Nerve growth factor induces axonal filopodia through localized microdomains of phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity that drive the formation of cytoskeletal precursors to filopodia.
The initiation of axonal filopodia is the first step in the formation of collateral branches and synaptic structures. In sensory… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Interactions of WASp, myosin-I, and verprolin with Arp2/3 complex during actin patch assembly in fission yeast
Yeast actin patches are dynamic structures that form at the sites of cell growth and are thought to play a role in endocytosis… (More)
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2005
2005
The phosphoinositide phosphatase Sjl2 is recruited to cortical actin patches in the control of vesicle formation and fission during endocytosis.
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae synaptojanin-like proteins (Sjl1, Sjl2, and Sjl3) are phosphoinositide (PI) phosphatases that… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
In vivo dynamics of clathrin and its adaptor-dependent recruitment to the actin-based endocytic machinery in yeast.
Clathrin-mediated transport is a major pathway for endocytosis. However, in yeast, where cortical actin patches are essential for… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Actin and septin ultrastructures at the budding yeast cell cortex.
Budding yeast has been a powerful model organism for studies of the roles of actin in endocytosis and septins in cell division… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Live cell imaging of the assembly, disassembly, and actin cable–dependent movement of endosomes and actin patches in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Using FM4-64 to label endosomes and Abp1p-GFP or Sac6p-GFP to label actin patches, we find that (1) endosomes colocalize with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Roles of the fission yeast formin for3p in cell polarity, actin cable formation and symmetric cell division
BACKGROUND Both symmetric and asymmetric cell divisions are required for the generation of appropriate cell lineages during… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Role of actin and Myo2p in polarized secretion and growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
We examined the role of the actin cytoskeleton in secretion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with the use of several quantitative… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cofilin promotes rapid actin filament turnover in vivo.
The ability of actin filaments to function in cell morphogenesis and motility is coupled to their capacity for rapid assembly and… (More)
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