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Creation of specific actin structures in specific areas may also involve
clustering of proteins such as WASp, which may help control the spatial
distribution of actin. In addition to the possibility of controlling distribution
of actin, such clustering has been shown to enhance actin polymerization in
vivo (Castellano et al., 2001).
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