Actin-related proteins in the nucleus: life beyond chromatin remodelers

V Dion, K Shimada, SM Gasser - Current opinion in cell biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Since their discovery in the mid-1990s, nuclear actin-related proteins (ARPs) have gained
attention for their roles as structural components of ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling …

Actin-related proteins localized in the nucleus: from discovery to novel roles in nuclear organization

Y Oma, M Harata - Nucleus, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The actin family consists of conventional actin and actin-related proteins (ARPs), and the
members show moderate similarity and share the same basal structure. Following the …

The nature of actin-family proteins in chromatin-modifying complexes

NL Klages-Mundt, A Kumar, Y Zhang, P Kapoor… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Actin is not only one of the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells, but also one of the
most versatile. In addition to its familiar involvement in enabling contraction and establishing …

Nuclear actin and actin-related proteins in chromatin dynamics

M Chen, X Shen - Current opinion in cell biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Conventional actin and actin-related proteins (Arps) are members of the actin superfamily
and are conserved throughout evolution. Although the cytoskeletal functions of cytoplasmic …

Nuclear actin-related proteins in epigenetic control

RB Meagher, MK Kandasamy, EC McKinney… - International review of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The nuclear actin-related proteins (ARPs) share overall structure and low-level sequence
homology with conventional actin. They are indispensable subunits of macromolecular …

[HTML][HTML] The nuclear actin‐related proteins Arp7 and Arp9: a dimeric module that cooperates with architectural proteins for chromatin remodeling

H Szerlong, A Saha, BR Cairns - The EMBO journal, 2003 - embopress.org
Nuclear actin‐related proteins (ARPs) are essential components of chromatin remodeling
and modifying complexes, but their functions and relationship to actin remain elusive. The …

The nuclear actin‐related protein Act3p/Arp4p is involved in the dynamics of chromatin‐modulating complexes

R Sunada, I Görzer, Y Oma, T Yoshida, N Suka… - Yeast, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Chromatin remodelling and histone‐modifying complexes govern the modulation of
chromatin structure. While components of these complexes are diverse, nuclear actin …

The actin-family protein Arp4 is a novel suppressor for the formation and functions of nuclear F-actin

S Yamazaki, C Gerhold, K Yamamoto, Y Ueno… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The crosstalk between actin and actin-related proteins (Arps), namely Arp2 and Arp3, plays
a central role in facilitating actin polymerization in the cytoplasm and also in the nucleus …

Structural biochemistry of nuclear actin‐related proteins 4 and 8 reveals their interaction with actin

S Fenn, D Breitsprecher, CB Gerhold, G Witte… - The EMBO …, 2011 - embopress.org
Nuclear actin and actin‐related proteins (Arps) are integral components of various chromatin‐
remodelling complexes. Actin in such nuclear assemblies does not form filaments but …

Structure of Actin-related protein 8 and its contribution to nucleosome binding

CB Gerhold, DD Winkler, K Lakomek… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Nuclear actin-related proteins (Arps) are subunits of several chromatin remodelers, but their
molecular functions within these complexes are unclear. We report the crystal structure of …