FHOD‐1 is the only formin in Caenorhabditis elegans that promotes striated muscle growth and Z‐line organization in a cell autonomous manner
(2020)
Journal Article
Sundaramurthy, S., Votra, S., Laszlo, A., Davies, T., & Pruyne, D. (2020). FHOD‐1 is the only formin in Caenorhabditis elegans that promotes striated muscle growth and Z‐line organization in a cell autonomous manner. Cytoskeleton, 77(10), 422-441. https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.21639
The striated body wall muscles of Caenorhabditis elegans are a simple model for sarcomere assembly. Previously, we observed deletion mutants for two formin genes, fhod‐1 and cyk‐1, develop thin muscles with abnormal dense bodies (the sarcomere Z‐line... Read More about FHOD‐1 is the only formin in Caenorhabditis elegans that promotes striated muscle growth and Z‐line organization in a cell autonomous manner.