Acting like actin. The dynamics of the nematode major sperm protein (msp) cytoskeleton indicate a push-pull mechanism for amoeboid cell motility.
Roberts
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TM
Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. roberts@bio.fsu.edu
Stewart
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D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001200:Ascaris / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011554:Pseudopodia / Q000502:physiology; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
D000199:Actins; D015801:Helminth Proteins; C050602:major sperm protein, nematode