Structural analysis of the transitional state of Arp2/3 complex activation by two actin-bound WCAs

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Boczkowska, Malgorzata ^a   Rebowski, Grzegorz ^a   Kast, David J ^a   Dominguez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; BINDING PROTEIN; GLIA MATURATION FACTOR; MONOMER; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WCA PROTEIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; MAMMAL; MUSCLE; NUCLEATION; PROTEIN; RESONANCE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENTHALPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; STOICHIOMETRY; ANIMAL; BOVINE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

MAMMALIA;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 3; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GLIA MATURATION FACTOR; MICE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN FAMILY; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL;

EID: 84941767792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4308     Document Type: Article

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