title: Myosin I and actin dynamics: the frogs weigh in.
abstract: In this issue of Developmental Cell, Sokac et al. (2006) describe an intriguing new role for an actin-based motor protein in restraining actin polymerization during endocytosis in Xenopus oocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Titus
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D005089:Exocytosis; D005260:Female; D008540:Meiosis; D024461:Myosin Type I / Q000502:physiology*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D024461:Myosin Type I