This book provides a comprehensive view on actin monomer-binding proteins and the mechanisms by which they contribute to actin dynamics and various actin-dependent cellular processes. This new title contains chapters that describe the basic mechanisms of actin dynamics as well as the structural principles by which various actin-binding proteins interact with actin. The book is suitable further reading for students in advanced cell biology classes.
How Actin Assembly Is Modulated at Filament Barbed Ends in Motile Processes.- Proteins of the Actin Depolymerizing Factor/Cofilin Family.- Profilin, an Essential Control Element for Actin Polymerization.- Srv2/Cyclase-Associated Protein (CAP).- Twinfilin Family of Actin Monomer-Binding Proteins.- Intracellular ?-Thymosins.- Multirepeat ?-Thymosins.- Wasp and WAVE Family Proteins.- The Verprolins as Regulators of Actin Dynamics.- A Common Binding Site for Actin-Binding Proteins on the Actin Surface.