- The
latrunculins are a
family of
natural products and
toxins produced by
certain sponges,
including genus Latrunculia and Negombata,
whence the name is...
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these drugs have
multiple effects on the cytoskeleton: for example,
Latrunculin both
prevents actin polymerization as well as
enhancing its rate of depolymerization...
- (28 in).
Negombata magnifica is
extremely toxic because of the
toxin latrunculin.
Negombata magnifica lives on
shallow coral reefs in the
northern waters...
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maintenance of cell
polarity revealed using the
actin inhibitor latrunculin-A
Latrunculin alters the actin-monomer
subunit interface to
prevent polymerization...
- "Total
Syntheses of the Actin-Binding
Macrolides Latrunculin A, B, C, M, S and 16-epi-
Latrunculin B". Chem. Eur. J. 13 (1): 115–134. doi:10.1002/chem...
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dynamics are
widely used in
research to
study actin's role in biology.
Latrunculin – a
toxin produced by
sponges –
binds to G-actin
preventing it from joining...
- x. PMID 19686371.
Gibbon BC,
Kovar DR,
Staiger CJ (December 1999). "
Latrunculin B has
different effects on
pollen germination and tube growth". The Plant...
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RABBIT MUSCLE ALPHA-ACTIN:
HUMAN GELSOLIN DOMAIN 1 1esv:
COMPLEX BETWEEN LATRUNCULIN A:RABBIT
MUSCLE ALPHA ACTIN:HUMAN
GELSOLIN DOMAIN 1 1h1v:
GELSOLIN G4-G6/ACTIN...
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RABBIT MUSCLE ALPHA-ACTIN:
HUMAN GELSOLIN DOMAIN 1 1esv:
COMPLEX BETWEEN LATRUNCULIN A:RABBIT
MUSCLE ALPHA ACTIN:HUMAN
GELSOLIN DOMAIN 1 1h1v:
GELSOLIN G4-G6/ACTIN...
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leaving this
polymer which causes the
stabilization of the molecule.
Latrunculin is
similar to cytochalasin, but it is a
toxin which will bind to the...
