Abstract
Transport of cargo by molecular motors on microtubule and actin filament tracks is a fundamental property of eukaryotic cells. A new study reports that actin dynamics are required in cells for myosin I and V motor proteins to transport their organelle cargos on actin tracks.
MeSH terms
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Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism
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Actin Cytoskeleton / physiology*
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Animals
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Anura / metabolism
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Biological Transport / physiology
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Melanophores / metabolism
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Melanophores / ultrastructure
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Myosin Type I / metabolism
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Myosin Type I / physiology*
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Myosin Type V / metabolism
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Myosin Type V / physiology*
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Organelles / metabolism*
Substances
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Myosin Type I
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Myosin Type V