Calcium bursts allow rapid reorganization of EFhD2/Swip-1 cross-linked actin networks in epithelial wound closure

oleh: Franziska Lehne, Thomas Pokrant, Sabnam Parbin, Gabriela Salinas, Jörg Großhans, Katja Rust, Jan Faix, Sven Bogdan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01

Deskripsi

Calcium serves as an important second messenger in signal transduction to the actin cytoskeleton. Here, we identify EFhD2/Swip-1 as a calcium-dependent actin cross-linker promoting rapid reorganization of actin networks in epithelial wound closure.