title: Actin' up (and down).
abstract: The Côte D'Azure provided a stunning backdrop for a recent conference* on the role of microfilament function and regulation in cell polarity. Although sadly missing several North American participants in the wake of events in Washington and New York, the largely European audience was nevertheless treated to fascinating insights into the many roles of actin polymerization and other processes involved in the establishment and maintenance of cell polarity. (*Joint CNRS/Jacques Monod/EMBO Conference on 'The Role of Microfilament Function and Regulation in Cell Polarity'; Presqu'ile de Giens, France 15-19 Sept 2001. Organized by Daniel Louvard and Tony Bretscher.)
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK. j.hyams@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jeremy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hyams
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D051377:Actin-Related Protein 2; D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis; D001419:Bacteria; D015820:Cadherins / Q000502:physiology; D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D051316:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein; D051300:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C495926:ACTR2 protein, human; D051377:Actin-Related Protein 2; D000199:Actins; D015820:Cadherins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C086680:ETV5 protein, human; D011506:Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C495767:WAS protein, human; C114864:WASF1 protein, human; D051316:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein; D051300:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins