WASP and SCAR/WAVE proteins: the drivers of actin assembly.
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proteins: the drivers of actin assembly Alice Y. Pollitt1 and Robert H. Insall2,* 1Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK 2Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK *Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected])
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cell science
دوره 122 Pt 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009