The study demonstrates that the yeast formin Bni1 nucleates actin filaments by stabilizing an actin dimer, with the FH1 domain playing a key role in profilin binding.
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No immediate clinical implications for cardiovascular cytoskeletal disorders; leaves open relevance of dimer stabilization in mammalian systems.
Pring et al. (2002) studied this question.
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