title: The co-workers of actin filaments: from cell structures to signals.
abstract: Cells have various surface architectures, which allow them to carry out different specialized functions. Actin microfilaments that are associated with the plasma membrane are important for generating these cell-surface specializations, and also provide the driving force for remodelling cell morphology and triggering new cell behaviour when the environment is modified. This phenomenon is achieved through a tight coupling between cell structure and signal transduction, a process that is modulated by the regulation of actin-binding proteins.
authors.affiliation: UMR144 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Revenu
authors.forename: Rafika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Athman
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robine
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Louvard
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009024:Morphogenesis; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins