Dictyostelium discoideum contains two profilin isoforms that differ in structure and function.

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• Publication year

  1991

• Venue

  Journal of Cell Science

• Publication date

  1991-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  PMID 1725525
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