Cell motility: Complex dynamics at the leading edge
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The intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is a useful model for general actin-based cell motility, because it recruits host actin and associated proteins for movement. Recent data have shown that these associated proteins include the Ena/VASP family of proteins and the actin-related proteins Arp2 and Arp3.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997