[HTML][HTML] Cytoskeletal remodeling in cancer

J Aseervatham - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cell migration is an essential process from embryogenesis to cell death.
This is tightly regulated by numerous proteins that help in proper functioning of the cell. In …

The Arp2/3 regulatory system and its deregulation in cancer

N Molinie, A Gautreau - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The Arp2/3 complex is an evolutionary conserved molecular machine that generates
branched actin networks. When activated, the Arp2/3 complex contributes the actin …

Mechanism of actin filament branch formation by Arp2/3 complex revealed by a high-resolution cryo-EM structureof the branch junction

SZ Chou, M Chatterjee… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
We reconstructed the structure of actin filament branch junctions formed by fission yeast
Arp2/3 complex at 3.5 Å resolution from images collected by electron cryo-microscopy …

Structure of Arp2/3 complex at a branched actin filament junction resolved by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy

B Ding, HY Narvaez-Ortiz, Y Singh… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Arp2/3 complex nucleates branched actin filaments that provide pushing forces to drive
cellular processes such as lamellipodial protrusion and endocytosis. Arp2/3 complex is …

Transition state of Arp2/3 complex activation by actin-bound dimeric nucleation-promoting factor

T van Eeuwen, M Boczkowska… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Arp2/3 complex generates branched actin networks that drive fundamental processes such
as cell motility and cytokinesis. The complex comprises seven proteins, including actin …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-electron tomography structure of Arp2/3 complex in cells reveals new insights into the branch junction

F Fäßler, G Dimchev, VV Hodirnau, W Wan… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The actin-related protein (Arp) 2/3 complex nucleates branched actin filament networks
pivotal for cell migration, endocytosis and pathogen infection. Its activation is tightly …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of synergistic activation of Arp2/3 complex by cortactin and WASP-family proteins

FE Fregoso, M Boczkowska, G Rebowski… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cortactin coactivates Arp2/3 complex synergistically with WASP-family nucleation-promoting
factors (NPFs) and stabilizes branched networks by linking Arp2/3 complex to F-actin. It is …

Regeneration of actin filament branches from the same Arp2/3 complex

F Ghasemi, LY Cao, M Mladenov, B Guichard… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Branched actin filaments are found in many key cellular structures. Branches are nucleated
by the Arp2/3 complex activated by nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) proteins and bound to …

Cryo-EM reveals the transition of Arp2/3 complex from inactive to nucleation-competent state

M Shaaban, S Chowdhury, BJ Nolen - Nature structural & molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Arp2/3 complex, a crucial actin filament nucleator, undergoes structural
rearrangements during activation by nucleation-promoting factors (NPFs). However, the …

Cryo-EM structure of NPF-bound human Arp2/3 complex and activation mechanism

A Zimmet, T Van Eeuwen, M Boczkowska… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Actin-related protein (Arp) 2/3 complex nucleates branched actin networks that drive cell
motility. It consists of seven proteins, including two actin-related subunits (Arp2 and Arp3) …