Defining profilin function in mammalian actin dynamics and cell behaviour
Thursday, August 13, 2026
16:00 Europe/Vienna
Klemens Rottner
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Abstract
Klemens Rottner (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig) presents evidence that profilin acts as a master regulator of actin filament dynamics essential for cell migration and growth, controlling both formin- and Arp2/3 complex-dependent actin assembly pathways.
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