title: Subcellular positioning: unstable filaments on the move.
abstract: A key question in cell biology is how proteins and entire protein complexes localize to defined subcellular positions in non-compartmentalized cells or within cell compartments. A recent report involving computational modeling and live-cell imaging suggests that dynamically unstable protein filaments provide an adaptable and versatile positioning system.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, University of Freiburg, Germany. peter.graumann@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Graumann
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000502:physiology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D055550:Protein Stability
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins