New insights into the regulation and cellular functions of the ARP2/3 complex

JD Rotty, C Wu, JE Bear - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract The actin-related protein 2/3 (ARP2/3) complex nucleates branched actin filament
networks, but requires nucleation promoting factors (NPFs) to stimulate this activity. NPFs …

A nucleator arms race: cellular control of actin assembly

KG Campellone, MD Welch - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2010 - nature.com
For over a decade, the actin-related protein 2/3 (ARP2/3) complex, a handful of nucleation-
promoting factors and formins were the only molecules known to directly nucleate actin …

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 Arp2/3 activator WASH controls the fission of endosomes through a large multiprotein complex

E Derivery, C Sousa, JJ Gautier, B Lombard, D Loew… - Developmental cell, 2009 - cell.com
The Arp2/3 complex generates branched actin networks when activated by Nucleation
Promoting Factors (NPFs). Recently, the WASH family of NPFs has been identified, but its …

A FAM21-containing WASH complex regulates retromer-dependent sorting

TS Gomez, DD Billadeau - Developmental cell, 2009 - cell.com
The Arp2/3 complex regulates endocytosis, sorting, and trafficking, yet the Arp2/3-stimulating
factors orchestrating these distinct events remain ill defined. WASH (Wiskott-Aldrich …

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 …

Cellular functions of WASP family proteins at a glance

O Alekhina, E Burstein… - Journal of cell …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Proteins of the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family function as
nucleation-promoting factors for the ubiquitously expressed Arp2/3 complex, which drives …

[HTML][HTML] The genome of Naegleria gruberi illuminates early eukaryotic versatility

LK Fritz-Laylin, SE Prochnik, ML Ginger, JB Dacks… - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
Genome sequences of diverse free-living protists are essential for understanding eukaryotic
evolution and molecular and cell biology. The free-living amoeboflagellate Naegleria …

The WAVE regulatory complex links diverse receptors to the actin cytoskeleton

B Chen, K Brinkmann, Z Chen, CW Pak, Y Liao, S Shi… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
The WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) controls actin cytoskeletal dynamics throughout the
cell by stimulating the actin-nucleating activity of the Arp2/3 complex at distinct membrane …

Endosomal receptor trafficking: Retromer and beyond

J Wang, A Fedoseienko, B Chen, E Burstein, D Jia… - Traffic, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The tubular endolysosomal network is a quality control system that ensures the proper
delivery of internalized receptors to specific subcellular destinations in order to maintain …