The Actin Cytoskeleton

1. Mammalian Actins: Isoform-Specific Functions and Diseases
Christophe Ampe, Marleen Troys

2. Assembly and Maintenance of Myofibrils in Striated Muscle
Joseph W. Sanger, Jushuo Wang, Yingli Fan, Jennifer White, Lei Mi-Mi, Dipak K. Dube, Jean M. Sanger, David Pruyne

3. Myosins: Domain Organisation, Motor Properties, Physiological Roles and Cellular Functions
Thomas A. Masters, John Kendrick-Jones, Folma Buss

4. Actin Filament Structures in Migrating Cells
Jaakko Lehtimäki, Markku Hakala, Pekka Lappalainen

5. Signalling Pathways Controlling Cellular Actin Organization
Anika Steffen, Theresia E. B. Stradal, Klemens Rottner

6. ADP-Ribosylation and Cross-Linking of Actin by Bacterial Protein Toxins
Klaus Aktories, Carsten Schwan, Alexander E. Lang

7. Common Themes in Cytoskeletal Remodeling by Intracellular Bacterial Effectors
Guy Tran Nhieu, Stéphane Romero

8. Viruses That Exploit Actin-Based Motility for Their Replication and Spread
N. Bishara Marzook, Timothy P. Newsome

9. Multiscale View of Cytoskeletal Mechanoregulation of Cell and Tissue Polarity
Chen Luxenburg, Benjamin Geiger

10. Molecular Control of Actin Dynamics In Vivo: Insights from Drosophila

Lena Brüser, Sven Bogdan

11. From Cytoskeleton to Gene Expression: Actin in the Nucleus
Tiina Viita, Maria K. Vartiainen

12. What We Know and Do Not Know About Actin
Thomas D. Pollard

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Cell Physiology