Cordon-bleu: a new taste in actin nucleation.
Polymerization of actin filaments powers many dynamic cellular events and is directed by a small group of actin nucleators. In this issue, Ahuja et al. (2007) identify and characterize a new actin nucleator called cordon-bleu (Cobl) that may drive morphogenesis of the central nervous system during development.
Winckler
Bettina
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Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22093, USA. bw5h@virginia.edu
Schafer
Dorothy A
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D051376:Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex / Q000502:physiology; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
D051376:Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex; D000199:Actins; C096541:Cobl protein, mouse; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D011506:Proteins