The ARP2/3 complex: an actin nucleator comes of age
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  1. Erin D. Goley (first)
  2. Matthew D. Welch (additional)
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@article{Goley_2006, title={The ARP2/3 complex: an actin nucleator comes of age}, volume={7}, ISSN={1471-0080}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrm2026}, DOI={10.1038/nrm2026}, number={10}, journal={Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Goley, Erin D. and Welch, Matthew D.}, year={2006}, month=oct, pages={713–726} }