Structure and function of the Arp2/3 complex

Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2002 Dec;12(6):768-74. doi: 10.1016/s0959-440x(02)00396-2.

Abstract

The Arp2/3 complex, a 220 kDa macromolecular assembly comprising two actin-related proteins and five other subunits, plays a key role in cellular motility by initiating the polymerization of new actin filaments. Crystal and cryo-electron microscopic structures of the Arp2/3 complex and branch junctions have clarified extensive biochemical data on the mechanism of this process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Actin-Related Protein 2
  • Actin-Related Protein 3
  • Actins / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / chemistry*
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary

Substances

  • Actin-Related Protein 2
  • Actin-Related Protein 3
  • Actins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Macromolecular Substances