Organelle movement. Dynactin: portrait of a dynein regulator.
Recent studies of dynactin, a protein complex implicated in regulating the cytoplasmic motor protein dynein, reveal that the complex contains a specialized actin filament and may also interact with microtubules.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000072159:Dynactin Complex; D004398:Dyneins / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008868:Microtubule Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology*
D000199:Actins; D000072159:Dynactin Complex; D008868:Microtubule Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D004398:Dyneins