Nck adaptor proteins link nephrin to the actin cytoskeleton of kidney podocytes
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Mutations affecting a number of slit diaphragm proteins, including nephrin lead to renal disease owing to disruption of the filtration barrier and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, although the molecular basis for this is unclear. The nephrin selectively binds the Src homology 2 (SH2)/SH3 domain-containing Nck adaptor proteins, which in turn controls the podocyte cytoskeleton in viva.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Pilus retraction powers bacterial twitching motility
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Laser tweezers were used to show that Type IV pili can crawl on a glass surface.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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