| Literature DB >> 19721884 |
Joseph A Brzostowski1, Petra Fey, Jianshe Yan, Nilgun Isik, Tian Jin.
Abstract
The Elmo protein family members are important mediators of small G protein activity, regulating actin-mediated processes such as chemotaxis and engulfment. Until recently,1 Elmo function has not been explored in professional phagocytes such as Dictyostelium discoideum. We discuss the significance of this family with respect to pathways that regulate Rac signaling, we present a comparison of Elmo proteins between representative taxa, and discuss our findings on ElmoA, one of six Elmo proteins found in D. discoideum.Entities:
Keywords: Dictyostelium; Elmo; TIRFM; actin; chemotaxis; myosin; small G-protein
Year: 2009 PMID: 19721884 PMCID: PMC2734041 DOI: 10.4161/cib.2.4.8549
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Commun Integr Biol ISSN: 1942-0889