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. 2013 Mar 6;62(1):1–112. doi: 10.1080/00018732.2013.771509

Figure. 3.

Figure. 3.

Actin filaments are helical polar structures with a plus and a minus-end and are built from actin monomers. Various ways have been discovered how accessory proteins modify actin filament dynamics. In this sketch, representative accessory proteins are classified according to their function into the three categories “Nucleation regulation,” “Cross-linking,” or “Polymerization regulation”.