 Actins
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Filamentous proteins that are the main constituent of the thin filaments of muscle fibers. The filaments (known also as filamentous or F-actin) can be dissociated into their globular subunits; each subunit is composed of a single polypeptide 375 amino acids long. This is known as globular or G-actin. In conjunction with MYOSINS, actin is responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle.
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D000199
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D05.750.078.730.250 D12.776.210.500.100 D12.776.220.525.255
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Actins" by people in Profiles.
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Tejada-Simon MV. Modulation of actin dynamics by Rac1 to target cognitive function. J Neurochem. 2015 Jun; 133(6):767-79.
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Li G, Li CX, Xia M, Ritter JK, Gehr TW, Boini K, Li PL. Enhanced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition associated with lysosome dysfunction in podocytes: role of p62/Sequestosome 1 as a signaling hub. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2015; 35(5):1773-86.
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Abkhezr M, Dryer SE. STAT3 regulates steady-state expression of synaptopodin in cultured mouse podocytes. Mol Pharmacol. 2015 Feb; 87(2):231-9.
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Liu Y, Jin Y, Li J, Seto E, Kuo E, Yu W, Schwartz RJ, Blazo M, Zhang SL, Peng X. Inactivation of Cdc42 in neural crest cells causes craniofacial and cardiovascular morphogenesis defects. Dev Biol. 2013 Nov 15; 383(2):239-52.
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Tomasek JJ, Haaksma CJ, Schwartz RJ, Howard EW. Whole animal knockout of smooth muscle alpha-actin does not alter excisional wound healing or the fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition. Wound Repair Regen. 2013 Jan-Feb; 21(1):166-76.
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George SP, Chen H, Conrad JC, Khurana S. Regulation of directional cell migration by membrane-induced actin bundling. J Cell Sci. 2013 Jan 01; 126(Pt 1):312-26.
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Shardonofsky FR, Moore J, Schwartz RJ, Boriek AM. Airways in smooth muscle a-actin null mice experience a compensatory mechanism that modulates their contractile response. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2012 Mar; 112(5):898-903.
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Ritchey ER, Code K, Zelinka CP, Scott MA, Fischer AJ. The chicken cornea as a model of wound healing and neuronal re-innervation. Mol Vis. 2011; 17:2440-54.
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Khurana S, George SP. The role of actin bundling proteins in the assembly of filopodia in epithelial cells. Cell Adh Migr. 2011 Sep-Oct; 5(5):409-20.
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Haaksma CJ, Schwartz RJ, Tomasek JJ. Myoepithelial cell contraction and milk ejection are impaired in mammary glands of mice lacking smooth muscle alpha-actin. Biol Reprod. 2011 Jul; 85(1):13-21.
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