Developmental atlas of appendicularian Oikopleura dioica actins provides new insights into the evolution of the notochord and the cardio-paraxial muscle in chordates. [PDF]
, 2023 Locomotion by tail beating powered by a system of bilateral paraxial muscle and notochord is likely one of the key evolutionary innovations that facilitated the origin and radiation of chordates.
Almazán, Alba +3 more
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Structure and function of Plasmodium actin II in the parasite mosquito stages.
PLoS Pathogens, 2023 Actins are filament-forming, highly-conserved proteins in eukaryotes. They are involved in essential processes in the cytoplasm and also have nuclear functions.
Andrea J Lopez +10 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 The cytoplasmic actin isoforms (β- and γ-actins) contribute greatly to cellular processes such as cel-cell and cell-matrix interactions, as well as cell polarization, motility and division. Distinct isoforms modulations are linked to serious pathologies,
V. B. Dugina +3 more
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A rare case report of ovarian myxoma in a 23-year-old woman: Diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i ĪrānIntroduction: Ovarian myxoma is a rare benign neoplasm with specific features among ovarian tumors. It may be confused with other ovarian masses due to its histological similarities to edematous fibromas and myxoid sarcomas. In this paper, a rare case of
Amirhossein Jafarian +2 more
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Cytoplasmic actin is an extracellular insect immune factor which is secreted upon immune challenge and mediates phagocytosis and direct killing of bacteria, and is a Plasmodium Antagonist. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2015 Actin is a highly versatile, abundant, and conserved protein, with functions in a variety of intracellular processes. Here, we describe a novel role for insect cytoplasmic actin as an extracellular pathogen recognition factor that mediates antibacterial ...
Simone L Sandiford +5 more
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The Cytoplasmic Actins in the Regulation of Endothelial Cell Function
, 2021 The primary function of the endothelial cells (EC) lining the inner surface of all vessels is to regulate permeability of vascular walls and to control exchange between circulating blood and tissue fluids of organs.
Irina B. Alieva +3 more
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Bacterial Actins and Their Diversity [PDF]
, 2013 For many years, bacteria were considered rather simple organisms, but the dogmatic notion that subcellular organization is a eukaryotic trait has been overthrown for more than a decade.
Komeili, Arash +2 more
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Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins [PDF]
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2016 Organisms from all domains of life depend on filaments of the protein actin to provide structure and to support internal movements. Many eukaryotic cells use forces produced by actin polymerization for their motility, and myosin motor proteins use ATP hydrolysis to produce force on actin filaments.
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The Role of non-muscle actin paralogs in cell cycle progression and proliferation
European Journal of Cell Biology, 2023 Uncontrolled cell proliferation leads to several pathologies, including cancer. Thus, this process must be tightly regulated. The cell cycle accounts for cell proliferation, and its progression is coordinated with changes in cell shape, for which ...
Estera Jeruzalska, Antonina J. Mazur
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