actin filament polymerization

Known as: actin polymerization, actin polymerizing activity 
Assembly of actin filaments by the addition of actin monomers to a filament. [GOC:mah]
National Institutes of Health

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2006
Review
2006
The ARP2/3 complex: an actin nucleator comes of age
The cellular functions of the actin cytoskeleton require precise regulation of both the initiation of actin polymerization and… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Alpha-catenin is a molecular switch that binds E-cadherin-beta-catenin and regulates actin-filament assembly.
Epithelial cell-cell junctions, organized by adhesion proteins and the underlying actin cytoskeleton, are considered to be stable… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Real-time measurements of actin filament polymerization by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy.
Understanding the mechanism of actin polymerization and its regulation by associated proteins requires an assay to monitor… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Actin Dynamics Control SRF Activity by Regulation of Its Coactivator MAL
Rho GTPases regulate the transcription factor SRF via their ability to induce actin polymerization. SRF activity responds to G… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Directed Actin Polymerization Is the Driving Force for Epithelial Cell–Cell Adhesion
We have found that epithelial cells engage in a process of cadherin-mediated intercellular adhesion that utilizes calcium and… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reconstitution of actin-based motility of Listeria and Shigella using pure proteins
Actin polymerization is essential for cell locomotion and is thought to generate the force responsible for cellular protrusions… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
The Interaction between N-WASP and the Arp2/3 Complex Links Cdc42-Dependent Signals to Actin Assembly
Although small GTP-binding proteins of the Rho family have been implicated in signaling to the actin cytoskeleton, the exact… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Jasplakinolide, a cytotoxic natural product, induces actin polymerization and competitively inhibits the binding of phalloidin to F-actin.
Jasplakinolide, a naturally occurring cyclic peptide from the marine sponge, Jaspis johnstoni, has both fungicidal and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Inhibition of actin polymerization by latrunculin A.
Latrunculin A, a toxin purified from the red sea sponge Latrunculia magnifica, was found previously to induce striking reversible… (More)
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
An actin-binding protein from Acanthamoeba regulates actin filament polymerization and interactions
A protein has been purified from Acanthamoeba which, like cytochalasin B, caps the end of actin filaments normally favoured for… (More)
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