Identification of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) binding sites on the branched actin filament nucleator Arp2/3 complex

Q Luan, A Zelter, MJ MacCoss… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Arp2/3 complex nucleates branched actin filaments important for cellular motility and
endocytosis. WASP family proteins are Arp2/3 complex activators that play multiple roles in …

NKG2D–DAP10 signaling recruits EVL to the cytotoxic synapse to generate F-actin and promote NK cell cytotoxicity

KM Wilton, BL Overlee… - Journal of cell …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Natural killer (NK) cells eliminate abnormal cells through the release of cytolytic granule
contents. In this process, NK cells must adhere to target cells through integrin-mediated …

Actin filament debranching regulates cell polarity during cell migration and asymmetric cell division

C Xie, Y Jiang, Z Zhu, S Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The formation of the branched actin networks is essential for cell polarity, but it remains
unclear how the debranching activity of actin filaments contributes to this process. Here, we …

Abp1 promotes Arp2/3 complex-dependent actin nucleation and stabilizes branch junctions by antagonizing GMF

S Guo, OS Sokolova, J Chung, S Padrick… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Formation and turnover of branched actin networks underlies cell migration and other
essential force-driven processes. Type I nucleation-promoting factors (NPFs) such as WASP …

Wound healing from an actin cytoskeletal perspective

P Ahangar, XL Strudwick… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Wound healing requires a complex cascade of highly controlled and conserved cellular and
molecular processes. These involve numerous cell types and extracellular matrix molecules …

Single-turnover activation of Arp2/3 complex by Dip1 may balance nucleation of linear versus branched actin filaments

CJ Balzer, AR Wagner, LA Helgeson, BJ Nolen - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Arp2/3 complex nucleates branched actin filaments important for cellular motility,
endocytosis, meiosis, and cellular differentiation [1–4]. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome proteins …

Endogenous Protein–Protein Interaction Network of the NPC Cholesterol Transporter 1 in the Cerebral Cortex

R Javanshad, TTA Nguyen, RD Azaria… - Journal of Proteome …, 2024 - ACS Publications
NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (NPC1) is a multipass, transmembrane
glycoprotein mostly recognized for its key role in facilitating cholesterol efflux. Mutations in …

The multiple roles of actin-binding proteins at invadopodia

T Mgrditchian, G Sakalauskaite, T Müller… - International Review of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Invadopodia are actin-rich membrane protrusions that facilitate cancer cell dissemination by
focusing on proteolytic activity and clearing paths for migration through physical barriers …

Nance-Horan Syndrome-like 1 protein negatively regulates Scar/WAVE-Arp2/3 activity and inhibits lamellipodia stability and cell migration

AL Law, S Jalal, T Pallett, F Mosis, A Guni… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cell migration is important for development and its aberrant regulation contributes to many
diseases. The Scar/WAVE complex is essential for Arp2/3 mediated lamellipodia formation …

Autism, heparan sulfate and potential interventions

J Alexander, G Keles, J Killingsworth, R Bronson… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developmental disabilities are defined as disorders that result in the limitation of function
due to impaired development of the nervous system; these disabilities can be present in the …