In search of the primordial actin filament

2015/07/15 by Umesh Ghoshdastider, Shimin Jiang, David Popp +1 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · #Protist diversity and phylogeny #Cellular transport and secretion #Microtubule and mitosis dynamics #Protein filament #Actin #Biology #Chemistry #Cell biology #Biochemistry

paper · pdf · doi:10.1073/pnas.1511568112

openalex publication_date 2015/07/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.

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