A helix replacement mechanism directs metavinculin functions.
Cells require distinct adhesion complexes to form contacts with their neighbors or the extracellular matrix, and vinculin links these complexes to the actin cytoskeleton. Metavinculin, an isoform of vinculin that harbors a unique 68-residue insert in its tail domain, has distinct actin bundling and...
Main Authors: | Erumbi S Rangarajan, Jun Hyuck Lee, S D Yogesha, Tina Izard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-05-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873289?pdf=render |
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