Wiskott‐Aldrich syndrome: a comprehensive review

MJ Massaad, N Ramesh… - Annals of the New York …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Wiskott‐Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X‐linked primary immunodeficiency characterized
by microthrombocytopenia, eczema, recurrent infections, and an increased incidence of …

The WASP–WAVE protein network: connecting the membrane to the cytoskeleton

T Takenawa, S Suetsugu - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2007 - nature.com
Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) and WASP-family verprolin-homologous protein
(WAVE) family proteins are scaffolds that link upstream signals to the activation of the …

Ena/VASP proteins: regulators of the actin cytoskeleton and cell migration

M Krause, EW Dent, JE Bear… - Annual review of cell …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Ena/VASP proteins are a conserved family of actin regulatory proteins made up of
EVH1, EVH2 domains, and a proline-rich central region. They have been implicated in actin …

The matrix corroded: podosomes and invadopodia in extracellular matrix degradation

S Linder - Trends in cell biology, 2007 - cell.com
Podosomes and invadopodia are unique actin-rich adhesions that establish close contact to
the substratum but can also degrade components of the extracellular matrix. Accordingly …

WASP: a key immunological multitasker

AJ Thrasher, SO Burns - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract The Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) is an important regulator of the actin
cytoskeleton that is required for many haematopoietic and immune cell functions, including …

The wiskott-aldrich syndrome

HD Ochs, AJ Thrasher - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2006 - Elsevier
The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked disorder with variable clinical
phenotypes that correlate with the type of mutations in the WAS protein (WASP) gene …

Specificity and versatility of SH3 and other proline-recognition domains: structural basis and implications for cellular signal transduction

SSC Li - Biochemical Journal, 2005 - portlandpress.com
Protein–protein interactions occurring via the recognition of short peptide sequences by
modular interaction domains play a central role in the assembly of signalling protein …

The structure and function of proline recognition domains

A Zarrinpar, RP Bhattacharyya, WA Lim - Science's STKE, 2003 - science.org
One particularly abundant group of modular recognition domains consists of those that bind
proline-rich motifs. Such modules, including the SH3, WW, and EVH1 domains, play a …

Toca-1 mediates Cdc42-dependent actin nucleation by activating the N-WASP-WIP complex

HYH Ho, R Rohatgi, AM Lebensohn, L Ma, J Li… - Cell, 2004 - cell.com
An important signaling pathway to the actin cytoskeleton links the Rho family GTPase Cdc42
to the actin-nucleating Arp2/3 complex through N-WASP. Nevertheless, these previously …

A direct interaction between DCP1 and XRN1 couples mRNA decapping to 5′ exonucleolytic degradation

JE Braun, V Truffault, A Boland, E Huntzinger… - Nature structural & …, 2012 - nature.com
The removal of the mRNA 5′ cap structure by the decapping enzyme DCP2 leads to rapid
5′→ 3′ mRNA degradation by XRN1, suggesting that the two processes are coordinated …