Signalling to actin assembly via the WASP (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein)-family proteins and the Arp2/3 complex

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 380, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Millard, Thomas H ^a   Sharp, Stewart J ^a   Machesky, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Arp2 3 complex; Nucleation; Suppressor of the cAMP receptor (Scar); WASP family verprolin homologous protein (WAVE); Wiskott aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)

Indexed keywords

GENES; NUCLEATION; PROTEINS;

ACTIN FILAMENTS; FILAMENT NETWORKS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MOTILITY; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITIC CELL; DYNAMICS; FILOPODIUM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LAMELLIPODIUM; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 3; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

MAMMALIA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 2642579936     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20040176     Document Type: Review

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