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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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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Differential Regulation of Rho and Rac through Heterotrimeric G-proteins and Cyclic Nucleotides*
Platelets were used to study the activation of Rho and Rac through G-protein-coupled receptors and its regulation by cyclic… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Phenotypic and functional evidence for the expression of CXCR4 receptor during megakaryocytopoiesis.
The identification of stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1alpha as a chemoattractant for human progenitor cells suggests that this… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Profilin interacts with the Gly-Pro-Pro-Pro-Pro-Pro sequences of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP): implications for actin-based Listeria motility.
Intracellular actin-based motility of Listeria monocytogenes requires protein-protein interactions involving two different… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Determination of the alpha-actinin-binding site on actin filaments by cryoelectron microscopy and image analysis
The three-dimensional structure of actin filaments decorated with the actin-binding domain of chick smooth muscle alpha-actinin… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase associates with membrane skeleton in thrombin-exposed platelets.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Actin polymerization and pseudopod extension during amoeboid chemotaxis.
Amoebae of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum are an excellent model system for the study of amoeboid chemotaxis… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Relationship of actin polymerization and depolymerization to light scattering in human neutrophils: dependence on receptor occupancy and intracellular Ca++
When exposed to the N-formylated chemoattractant peptides, neutrophils undergo a transient ruffling followed by a polarization… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Actin filament content and organization in unstimulated platelets
The extent of actin polymerization in unstimulated, discoid platelets was measured by DNase I inhibition assay in Triton X-100… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
7-Chloro-4-nitrobenzeno-2-oxa-1,3-diazole actin as a probe for actin polymerization.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The effects of cytochalasins on actin polymerization and actin ATPase provide insights into the mechanism of polymerization.
Substoichiometric concentrations of cytochalasin D inhibited the rate of polymerization of actin in 0.5 mM MgCl2, increased its… 
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