Self-Organization of Cell-Sized Chiral Rotating Actin Rings Driven by a Chiral Myosin | CHIBADAI NEXT Researchers explore how actin filaments and a motor protein can spontaneously give rise to cell-sized structures Understanding how microscopic interactions between proteins in cells produce large-scal...

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Self-Organization of Cell-Sized Chiral Rotating Actin Rings Driven by a Chiral Myosin

Kohji ITO, Professor
Graduate School of Science, #ChibaUniversity

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Nuclear protein FNBP4: A novel inhibitor of non-diaphanous formin FMN1-mediated actin cytoskeleton dynamics Formin1 (FMN1), a member of the non-diaphanous formin family, is essential for development and neuronal function. Unlike diaphanous-related formins, FMN1 is not subject to canonical autoinhibition thr...

🚨 New publication out in @jbiolchem!
We show how FNBP4 inhibits FMN1-mediated actin dynamics, revealing key regulatory mechanisms of non-diaphanous formin. Grateful to @Maiti_SP for his guidance and @ANRFIndia for funding!
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