Mechanism of N-WASP activation by CDC42 and phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate

R Rohatgi, HH Ho, MW Kirschner - The Journal of cell biology, 2000 - rupress.org
Neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein (N-WASP) transmits signals from Cdc42 to the
nucleation of actin filaments by Arp2/3 complex. Although full-length N-WASP is a weak …

Nck and phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate synergistically activate actin polymerization through the N-WASP-Arp2/3 pathway

R Rohatgi, P Nollau, HYH Ho, MW Kirschner… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) and its relative neural WASP (N-WASP)
regulate the nucleation of actin filaments through their interaction with the Arp2/3 complex …

A novel neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP) binding protein, WISH, induces Arp2/3 complex activation independent of Cdc42

M Fukuoka, S Suetsugu, H Miki, K Fukami… - The Journal of cell …, 2001 - rupress.org
We identified a novel adaptor protein that contains a Src homology (SH) 3 domain, SH3
binding proline-rich sequences, and a leucine zipper-like motif and termed this protein …

GRB2 links signaling to actin assembly by enhancing interaction of neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASp) with actin-related protein (ARP2/3) complex

MF Carlier, P Nioche, I Broutin-L'Hermite… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
Proteins of the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASp) family connect signaling pathways
to the actin polymerization-driven cell motility. The ubiquitous homolog of WASp, N-WASp, is …

Phosphorylation of the WASP-VCA domain increases its affinity for the Arp2/3 complex and enhances actin polymerization by WASP

GOC Cory, R Cramer, L Blanchoin, AJ Ridley - Molecular cell, 2003 - cell.com
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) and neural (N)-WASP regulate dynamic actin
structures through the ability of their VCA domains to bind to and stimulate the actin …

CR16 forms a complex with N-WASP in brain and is a novel member of a conserved proline-rich actin-binding protein family

HYH Ho, R Rohatgi, L Ma… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
The Neuronal Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP) has emerged as a central
regulator of the actin cytoskeleton with abilities to integrate multiple upstream signal inputs …

Physical mechanisms of signal integration by WASP family proteins

SB Padrick, MK Rosen - Annual review of biochemistry, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The proteins of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family are activators of the
ubiquitous actin nucleation factor, the Arp2/3 complex. WASP family proteins contain a C …

The Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein directs actin-based motility by stimulating actin nucleation with the Arp2/3 complex

D Yarar, W To, A Abo, MD Welch - Current Biology, 1999 - cell.com
Actin polymerization at the cell cortex is thought to provide the driving force for aspects of
cell-shape change and locomotion. To coordinate cellular movements, the initiation of actin …

How WASP regulates actin polymerization

SH Zigmond - The Journal of cell biology, 2000 - rupress.org
Protrusion of lamellipodia and filopodia from the cell surface requires that actin polymerize
locally. Actin polymerization is initiated by numerous agonists, including growth factors …

Protein-tyrosine kinase and GTPase signals cooperate to phosphorylate and activate Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)/neuronal WASP

E Torres, MK Rosen - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2006 - ASBMB
Protein-tyrosine kinases and Rho GTPases regulate many cellular processes, including the
reorganization and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton. The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein …