Modulation of formin processivity by profilin and mechanical tension

Mechanoregulated inhibition of formin facilitates contractile actomyosin ring assembly

(2017) Dennis Zimmermann et al.   Nature Communications

mDia1 senses both force and torque during F-actin filament polymerization

(2017) Miao Yu et al.   Nature Communications

New nuclear and perinuclear functions of formins

(2016) T. Isogai et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Profilin Interaction with Actin Filament Barbed End Controls Dynamic Instability, Capping, Branching, and Motility

(2016) Julien Pernier et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Accelerated actin filament polymerization from microtubule plus ends

(2016) J. L. Henty-Ridilla et al.   SCIENCE

Calcium-mediated actin reset (CaAR) mediates acute cell adaptations

(2016) Pauline Wales et al.   eLife

Formin-Mediated Actin Polymerization at Endothelial Junctions Is Required for Vessel Lumen Formation and Stabilization

(2015) Li-Kun Phng et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Biochemical Activities of the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Homology Region 2 Domains of Sarcomere Length Short (SALS) Protein

(2015) Mónika Ágnes Tóth et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Inverted formin 2-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: extension of the mutational spectrum and pathological findings in Schwann cells and axons

(2015) Andreas Roos et al.   JOURNAL OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Inhibition of breast cancer invasion by TIS21/BTG2/Pc3-Akt1-Sp1-Nox4 pathway targeting actin nucleators, mDia genes

(2015) J-A Choi et al.   ONCOGENE

Electrostatic Interactions between the Bni1p Formin FH2 Domain and Actin Influence Actin Filament Nucleation

(2015) Joseph L. Baker et al.   STRUCTURE

Single-molecule visualization of a formin-capping protein ‘decision complex’ at the actin filament barbed end

(2015) Jeffrey P. Bombardier et al.   Nature Communications

Formin and capping protein together embrace the actin filament in a ménage à trois

(2015) Shashank Shekhar et al.   Nature Communications

Cellular Control of Cortical Actin Nucleation

(2014) Miia Bovellan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Enabled Negatively Regulates Diaphanous-Driven Actin Dynamics In Vitro and In Vivo

(2014) Colleen G. Bilancia et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The Role of Formin Tails in Actin Nucleation, Processive Elongation, and Filament Bundling

(2014) Christina L. Vizcarra et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Actin Dynamics, Architecture, and Mechanics in Cell Motility

(2014) Laurent Blanchoin et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Spire and Formin 2 Synergize and Antagonize in Regulating Actin Assembly in Meiosis by a Ping-Pong Mechanism

(2014) Pierre Montaville et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Mechanotransduction down to individual actin filaments

(2013) Guillaume Romet-Lemonne et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Tension modulates actin filament polymerization mediated by formin and profilin

(2013) N. Courtemanche et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Formin mDia1 senses and generates mechanical forces on actin filaments

(2013) Antoine Jégou et al.   Nature Communications

Determinants of Formin Homology 1 (FH1) Domain Function in Actin Filament Elongation by Formins

(2012) Naomi Courtemanche et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Intermittent depolymerization of actin filaments is caused by photo-induced dimerization of actin protomers

(2012) T. Niedermayer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Formin DAD Domain Plays Dual Roles in Autoinhibition and Actin Nucleation

(2011) Christopher J. Gould et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Myosin Passenger Protein Smy1 Controls Actin Cable Structure and Dynamics by Acting as a Formin Damper

(2011) Melissa Chesarone-Cataldo et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Formins filter modified actin subunits during processive elongation

(2011) Qian Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Individual Actin Filaments in a Microfluidic Flow Reveal the Mechanism of ATP Hydrolysis and Give Insight Into the Properties of Profilin

(2011) Antoine Jégou et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Rotational Movement of the Formin mDia1 Along the Double Helical Strand of an Actin Filament

(2010) H. Mizuno et al.   SCIENCE

Displacement of Formins from Growing Barbed Ends by Bud14 Is Critical for Actin Cable Architecture and Function

(2009) Melissa Chesarone et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The Role of the FH1 Domain and Profilin in Formin-Mediated Actin-Filament Elongation and Nucleation

(2007) Aditya Paul et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY