• ActA is a protein which acts as a mimic of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), a nucleation promoting factor (NPF) present in host cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • This F-actin remodelling is dependent on actin nucleation and is observed for granule fusion induced by either glucose or high potassium stimulation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Block of formin-mediated actin nucleation also blocks F-actin coating, but has no effect on insulin secretion. (ox.ac.uk)
  • We conclude that local Arp2/3-dependent actin nucleation at the sites of granule fusion plays an important role in post-fusion granule dynamics and in the regulation of insulin secretion. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex activation by nucleation promoting factors (NPFs) such as WASP, plays an important role in many actin-mediated cellular processes. (elifesciences.org)
  • Moreover, NPF-mediated actin nucleation can be co-opted by pathogens to mediate infection and spread ( Welch and Way, 2013 ). (elifesciences.org)
  • In contrast to budding yeast, WASP-mediated actin nucleation activity plays an essential role in fission yeast endocytosis. (biorxiv.org)
  • Functions as component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. (abcam.cn)
  • The ability of VASP to contribute to actin filament nucleation and to regulate actin filament architecture highlights the central role of VASP in actin-based motility. (silverchair.com)
  • Rho GTPase effectors are a large group of proteins and include actin nucleation promoting molecules, adaptors, as well as kinases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A complex of seven proteins including ARP2 PROTEIN and ARP3 PROTEIN that plays an essential role in maintenance and assembly of the CYTOSKELETON . (nih.gov)
  • The actin cytoskeleton is a complex structure that performs a wide range of cellular functions. (edu.au)
  • In particular, 1) the structure of actin was resolved from crystals in the absence of cocrystallized actin binding proteins (ABPs), 2) the prokaryotic ancestral gene of actin was crystallized and its function as a bacterial cytoskeleton was revealed, and 3) the structure of the Arp2/3 complex was described for the first time. (edu.au)
  • The actin cytoskeleton is essential in eukaryotes, not least in the plant kingdom where it plays key roles in cell expansion, cell division, environmental responses and pathogen defence. (biorxiv.org)
  • In addition to these results, our algorithm is designed to be easily adaptable to other tissues, mutants and plants, and so will be a valuable asset for the study and future biological engineering of the actin cytoskeleton in globally-important crops. (biorxiv.org)
  • In addition, this problem is by far the most acute for actin, the narrowest element of the cytoskeleton, which is ubiquitous throughout eukaryotic cells. (biorxiv.org)
  • Formed from polymerisation of discrete protein sub-units, the cytoskeleton connects to various organelles (including the nucleus) and the plasma membrane. (biorxiv.org)
  • This modular nature of the cytoskeleton allows it to be dynamic, adapting as necessary to environmental changes relayed via a host of signalling processes[ 2 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • The cytoskeleton is typically divided into three distinct components: microtubules, intermediate filaments and actin[ 4 , 5 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • Finally, actin filaments, also known as microfilaments, are the narrowest components of the cytoskeleton and are constructed from globular actin sub-units (G-actin) that assemble to form a helical structure 5-7nm in diameter[ 12 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • Rho GTPases represent a family of small GTP-binding proteins involved in cell cytoskeleton organization, migration, transcription, and proliferation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A common theme of these processes is a dynamic reorganization of actin cytoskeleton which has now emerged as a major switch control mainly carried out by Rho and Rac GTPase subfamilies, playing an acknowledged role in adaptation of cell motility to the microenvironment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • They are endowed with GTP hydrolytic activity, mainly involved in cytoskeleton rearrangements and cell motility, but also involved in cell proliferation, transformation and differentiation [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Edinburgh cytoskeleton coupling proteins ( tccP or tccP2 ) ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Dystrophin-glycoprotein complex bridges the inner cytoskeleton (F-actin) and the basal lamina. (medscape.com)
  • An actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 5 that is encoded in the genome of human. (proconsortium.org)
  • This subunit is a member of the SOP2 family of proteins and is most similar to the protein encoded by gene ARPC1B. (icbinhibitor.com)
  • The similarity between these two proteins suggests that they both may function as p41 subunit of the human Arp2/3 complex that has been implicated in the control of actin polymerization in cells. (icbinhibitor.com)
  • It is possible that the p41 subunit is involved in assembling and maintaining the structure of the Arp2/3 complex. (icbinhibitor.com)
  • Multiple versions of the p41 subunit may adapt the functions of the complex to different cell types or developmental stages. (icbinhibitor.com)
  • Arp2-3 complex binds WASP PROTEIN and existing ACTIN FILAMENTS , and it nucleates the formation of new branch point filaments. (nih.gov)
  • For example, actin filaments are needed to pull part of the membrane surrounding the cell inwards to bring molecules from the external environment into the cell by a process called endocytosis. (elifesciences.org)
  • In yeast, a member of the WASP family of proteins promotes the assembly of actin filaments around the site where endocytosis will occur. (elifesciences.org)
  • To achieve this, WASP interacts with several other proteins including WIP and myosin, a motor protein that moves along actin filaments to generate mechanical forces. (elifesciences.org)
  • However, it was not clear how these proteins work together to trigger actin filaments to assemble at the right place and time. (elifesciences.org)
  • suggest that WASP and WIP play key roles in establishing the network of proteins needed for actin filaments to assemble during endocytosis. (elifesciences.org)
  • Unlike the globular units of microtubules and actin filaments, intermediate filaments are themselves constructed from filamentous sub-units, and confer strength as well as stress resistance to the cell[ 10 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • Actin microfilaments are present as both individual filaments and bundled into thicker filaments, and play a key role in plant cell growth and internal transport[ 14 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • Intracellular L. monocytogenes replicate in the cytoplasm of host cells and induce the polymerization of host actin filaments at the bacterial surface. (silverchair.com)
  • A protein found in the thin filaments of muscle fibers. (wakehealth.edu)
  • [ 3 ] Nodal cells have less well-organized actin and myosin filaments and a poorly developed sarcoplasmic reticulum. (medscape.com)
  • The experiments show that WASP, myosin and WIP are recruited to sites where endocytosis is about to occur through specific interactions with other proteins. (elifesciences.org)
  • WASP and WIP arrive first, stimulating actin to assemble in an "all and nothing" manner and attracting myosin to the actin. (elifesciences.org)
  • In combination with myosin motors, actin aids in transport by providing the roads and pathways for cellular cargo[ 13 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • The sarcomeres represent the contractile element, which is composed of actin, myosin, and Z-band proteins (see image below). (medscape.com)
  • Due to this conformational change, NPFs initiate polymerization of a new actin filament at a 70° angle, which leads to the characteristic Y-branched actin structures in the leading edge of motile cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Actin filament assembly generates the force that pushes the bacterium in the mammalian host cytoplasm forward. (wikipedia.org)
  • In yeast, Arp2/3-mediated actin filament assembly drives endocytic membrane invagination and vesicle scission. (elifesciences.org)
  • Because the gene page contains a lot of information, it takes on average 3-5 seconds to load. (uth.edu)
  • Around 60-80% of cases1 are caused by mutations of the gene that encodes optic atrophy protein 1 (OPA1), a protein that has a key role in inner mitochondrial membrane fusion and remodelling of cristae and is crucial for the dynamic organization and regulation of mitochondria2. (bvsalud.org)
  • This page represents a class of proteins encompassing all the protein products of the ARPC5 gene in Homo sapiens . (proconsortium.org)
  • Using quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping researchers may identify plasticity regions that directly affect the reaction norm (see text and Fig. 3 for examples), or evaluate differential gene expression in different environments with microarray technology. (comprehensivephysiology.com)
  • Background: This gene encodes one of seven subunits of the human Arp2/3 protein complex. (icbinhibitor.com)
  • Gene Ontology annotations were extended to 16,467 proteins. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We analyzed the enriched pathways and gene ontologies within these groups of genes, and found out that the terms related to alternative splicing and development were enriched. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These traits can be the consequences of alterations that are directly changing the protein function, or they can emerge after several gene expression regulation steps, caused for example by alternative splicing or methylation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In chapter 2, by using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, genetic analysis and biochemical assays, I identified the differential pairings of typical NLR receptor SOC3 with atypical NLR proteins CHS1 or TN2 to guard the homeostasis of the E3 ligase SAUL1. (ubc.ca)
  • 2: autosomal recessive), and an alphabet based on the order of discovery of linkage to a specific, certain genetic locus or a new disease gene. (medscape.com)
  • Many of the cytoskeletal sub-units have been highly conserved during evolution and are found in most eukaryotic cells, with homologues even present in some prokaryotes[ 3 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • In addition, activation of antiapoptotic factors including phospho-Akt (protein kinase B) and Bcl-2 was detected. (cdc.gov)
  • engulfment and cell motility 3 [Source. (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • The Listeria monocytogenes ActA protein mediates actin-based motility by recruiting and stimulating the Arp2/3 complex. (silverchair.com)
  • however, this region is dispensable for actin-based motility in cells. (silverchair.com)
  • This review will focus on the role of Rac and Rho small GTPases in cell motility and in the complex relationship driving the reciprocal control between Rac and Rho granting for the opportunistic motile behaviour of aggressive cancer cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The domain displays consensus elements present in eukaryotic WASP family NPFs which include an actin monomer-binding region as well as an Arp2/3 binding C (central or cofilin homology) and A (acidic) region. (wikipedia.org)
  • The actin monomer-binding region of ActA has functional properties like the WASP-Homology-2 (WH2) or V domain, but differs in the sequence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Quantitative imaging suggested that productive actin assembly initiation is tightly coupled to accumulation of threshold levels of WASP and WIP, but not to recruitment kinetics or release of autoinhibition. (elifesciences.org)
  • These studies provide evidence that WASP and WIP play central roles in establishment of a robust multivalent SH3 domain-PRM network in vivo, giving actin assembly onset at endocytic sites a switch-like behavior. (elifesciences.org)
  • For example, a region of WASP known as the proline-rich domain can bind to proteins that contain an "SH3" domain. (elifesciences.org)
  • Further experiments indicate that WASP and WIP need to reach a threshold level before actin starts to assemble. (elifesciences.org)
  • In both yeasts, Arp2/3 complex activation drives membrane invagination when triggered by the accumulation of ∼70 WASP molecules. (biorxiv.org)
  • WASP, Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome protein. (silverchair.com)
  • WASP family proteins, more than Arp2/3 activators. (medscape.com)
  • To determine whether actA itself, plcB or other co-transcribed downstream regions are involved in actin assembly, mutations in the appropriate genes were generated. (wikipedia.org)
  • addressed this question by studying yeast cells with genetic mutations affecting one or more of these proteins. (elifesciences.org)
  • There are a myriad of mutations identified in genes encoding cardiac transcription factors, ion channels, gap junctions, energy metabolism regulators, lamins and other structural proteins. (medscape.com)
  • Mutations in all sarcoglycans, in dysferlin, and in caveolin-3, as well as mutations that cause abnormal glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan, can result in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. (medscape.com)
  • These diseases are discussed here in part because mutations in 2 genes can present with either an LGMD or a myofibrillar myopathy phenotype. (medscape.com)
  • adiponectin receptor 2 [Source:HGNC Symb. (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • C-C motif chemokine receptor like 2 [S. (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • prostaglandin D2 receptor 2 [Source:HG. (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • growth factor receptor bound protein 1. (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • Western-blot analysis showed an activation of proapoptotic factors including Fas (CD95), Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD), caspase-8, death receptor 3 (DR3) and BID in apoptotic cells induced by metallic nickel particles. (cdc.gov)
  • p-Tau-Ser356 and PP2A-alpha (MAB1653) levels were normalized to the total amount of β-actin (NB600-501) protein in the brain tissue of diabetic (D) rats injected with insulin receptor inhibitor IOMe and treated with NSO (Nigella sativa oil). (novusbio.com)
  • Conserved proteins drive clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), which universally involves a burst of actin assembly. (biorxiv.org)
  • How various organisms utilize a similar set of proteins to satisfy their particular force generation requirements for endocytosis is an unanswered, fundamental question. (biorxiv.org)
  • In 2001, significant advances were made to our understanding of the structure and function of actin monomers. (edu.au)
  • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) protein defects occur in several pathways involved in the biologic function of muscle and can be divided into groups based on cellular localization. (medscape.com)
  • Genes up-regulated through activation of mTORC1 complex. (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • Scotland are equivalent, prevalence of more virulent strains encoded from 2 genes, stxAB , with the genotypes simplifi ed is low, reducing human infection risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Mechanisms by which E. chaffeensis establishes intracellular infection, and avoids host defenses are not well understood, but involve functionally relevant host-pathogen interactions associated with tandem and ankyrin repeat effector proteins. (frontiersin.org)
  • Despite its small genome and limited number of effector proteins, Ehrlichia efficiently establishes an intracellular infection and avoids immune defenses in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts through complex molecular and cellular reprogramming strategies. (frontiersin.org)
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and system that translocates multiple effector proteins into enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) are gastrointestinal host cells and manipulate host innate responses, which pathogens associated with asymptomatic carriage and are needed for colonization ( 5 - 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Many of these are likely to help us understand and distinguish between the structural models of actin microfilaments. (edu.au)
  • Here we used genetics and quantitative live-cell imaging to probe the mechanisms that concentrate NPFs at endocytic sites, and to investigate how NPFs regulate actin assembly onset. (elifesciences.org)
  • In turn, GTP-bound active GTPases can interact with a plethora of different effectors which mediate the different cellular functions of this family of proteins. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The production of antibody fragments and antibody fusion proteins by yeasts and filamentous fungi. (scriptiebank.be)
  • A loading control is an antibody specific for a ubiquitously and constitutively expressed protein and can be used to normalize protein levels in Western blot. (novusbio.com)
  • All mutants except the actA mutants were similar to wild-type concerning association with F-actin and cell-cell spreading. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using this algorithm, we then studied a number of cases in Arabidopsis thaliana , including several different tissues, a variety of actin-affected mutants, and cells responding to powdery mildew. (biorxiv.org)
  • The Actin assembly-inducing protein (ActA) is a protein encoded and used by Listeria monocytogenes to propel itself through a mammalian host cell. (wikipedia.org)
  • NPFs in the mammalian cell recruit and bind to the already existing actin-related-protein 2 and 3 complex (Arp2/3 complex) and induce an activating conformational change of the Arp2/3 complex. (wikipedia.org)
  • These proteins are needed for many other processes in yeast and other cells, including mammalian cells. (elifesciences.org)
  • Arp2/3 nucleates F-actin coating of fusing insulin granules in pancreatic β cells to control insulin secretion. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Some inherited arrhythmias are caused by a malfunction of proteins that are related to the initiation or propagation of electrical activity. (medscape.com)
  • Our results demonstrate that SH3 (Src homology 3) domain-PRM (proline-rich motif) interactions involving multivalent linker proteins play central roles in concentrating NPFs at endocytic sites. (elifesciences.org)
  • Interestingly, functionally redundant SNIPER1 and SNIPER2 can control the protein levels of diverse sNLRs and the interactions between SNIPER1 and sNLRs appear to be through the common nucleotide-binding (NB) domains of sNLRs. (ubc.ca)
  • Two factors concur to determine specific Rho GTPase function: tissue specificity of GTPase effectors and distinct intracellular localizations of closely related Rho GTPases, due to different lipid modifications [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Plant intracellular nucleotide binding and leucine-rich repeat proteins (NB-LRR, NLRs) function as immune receptors to detect microbial pathogens directly or indirectly. (ubc.ca)
  • ActA is a bacterial surface protein comprising a membrane-spanning region. (wikipedia.org)
  • Though endocytic protein abundance in S. pombe and S. cerevisiae are more similar than previously thought, membrane invagination speed and depth are two-fold greater in fission yeast than in budding yeast. (biorxiv.org)
  • To gain fundamental mechanistic insights into this process, a side-by-side quantitative comparison of CME was performed on two distantly related yeast species. (biorxiv.org)
  • Part of the problem lies in the difficulty of extracting high-quality, three-dimensional, quantitative measures of actin network features from microscopy data. (biorxiv.org)
  • To address this problem, we have developed DRAGoN, a novel image analysis algorithm that can automatically extract the actin network across a range of cell types, providing seventeen different quantitative measures that describe the network at a local level. (biorxiv.org)
  • SUSA2 encodes an F-box protein Actin-Related Protein 8 (ARP8) and SUSA3 encodes the chaperone protein HSP90.3. (ubc.ca)
  • Using GFP-labelled proteins, we identify local enrichment of Arp3, dynamin 2 and clathrin, all occurring after granule fusion, suggesting early recruitment of an endocytic complex to the fusing granules. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Characterization of two classes of small molecule inhibitors of Arp2/3 complex. (expasy.org)
  • Furthermore, purified VASP enhances the actin-nucleating activity of wild-type ActA and the Arp2/3 complex while also reducing the frequency of actin branch formation. (silverchair.com)
  • Eczema appears to be related to the abnormal function of the T cells. (medscape.com)
  • However, in the mid 1990s, other proteins were also found to accumulate in the abnormal muscle fibers, and molecular genetic studies revealed several chromosomal loci. (medscape.com)
  • Genetics and live-cell imaging revealed core CME spatiodynamic similarities between the two yeasts, though two-zone actin assembly is a fission yeast-specific mechanism, which is not essential for CME. (biorxiv.org)
  • In plants, microtubules retain a role in cell division but also guide cell wall development through their relationship with wall-building enzyme complexes in the plasma membrane[ 9 ]. (biorxiv.org)
  • E7 from human papil omavirus type 16 cooperate to cancer: the European prospective investigation into doi:10.1093/carcin/bgp321 PMID:20047954 target the PDZ protein Na/H exchange regulatory cancer and nutrition study. (who.int)
  • ActA has a molecular weight of 70,349 Da and is a surface protein. (wikipedia.org)
  • Basic sequence-derived (length, molecular weight, isoelectric point) and experimentally-determined (median abundance, median absolute deviation) protein information. (yeastgenome.org)
  • These annotations have been derived from physical molecular interaction evidence extracted from the literature and cross-referenced in the entry, or by curator inference from information on homologs in closely related species or by inference from scientific background. (yeastgenome.org)
  • As a positive regulator of plant immunity, E3 ligase SAUL1 is guarded by NLR protein SOC3. (ubc.ca)
  • Typically Rho proteins are 190-250 residues long and consist only of the GTPase domain and short terminal C-terminal extensions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here, we provide genetic and biochemical evidence that vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) recruitment by ActA can bypass defects in actin monomer-binding. (silverchair.com)
  • In the cytosol they start to polymerize actin on their surface by the help of the ActA protein. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, the sequence of the mature ActA protein consist of 610 amino acids. (wikipedia.org)
  • MICAL2 enhances branched actin network disassembly by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes. (sc-ctsi.org)
  • These regions mimic those of the host cell cytoskeletal protein zyxin, vinculin and palladin, known to associate with focal adhesions or stress fibers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mapping cytoskeletal protein function in cells by means of nanobodies. (scriptiebank.be)
  • A structural feature that distinguishes the Rho proteins from other small GTPases is the so-called Rho insert domain located between a β strand and an α helix within the small GTPase domain [ 1 - 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In chapter 3, SUSA2 and SUSA3 were identified from the saul1-1 suppressor screen. (ubc.ca)
  • Download DNA or protein sequence, view genomic context and coordinates. (yeastgenome.org)
  • Click "Protein Details" for further information about the protein such as half-life, abundance, domains, domains shared with other proteins, protein sequence retrieval for various strains, physico-chemical properties, protein modification sites, and external identifiers for the protein. (yeastgenome.org)
  • Immunogen: Carrier-protein conjugated synthetic peptide encompassing a sequence within the N-terminus region of human ARPC1A. (icbinhibitor.com)
  • These mutant bacteria still escaped from the phagosomes as efficiently as wild-type bacteria and multiplied within the infected cells but they were not surrounded by actin like wild-type bacteria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here, using multiphoton imaging of β cells isolated from Lifeact-GFP transgenic mice, we show that glucose stimulation does not cause global changes in subcortical F-actin. (ox.ac.uk)
  • They were chosen because 1) they represent a family of related proteins, 2) they are widely distributed in nature, 3) an atomic structure (or at least a plausible model) is available for each of them, and 4) each is expressed in significant quantities in cells. (edu.au)
  • Cells in our body live in a 3-dimensional and often squishy world. (stanford.edu)
  • Cells exhibit three distinct modes of migration when invading the 3 D environment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The heart achieves the coordinated contraction of the atrial and ventricular chambers due to the precise timing of the cardiac conduction system (CCS), a specialized complex and heterogeneous network of cells that initiate and allow propagation of action potentials through the heart. (medscape.com)
  • DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40). (gsea-msigdb.org)
  • Within their GTPase domains, they share approximately 30% amino acid identity with the Ras proteins and 40-95% identity within the family. (biomedcentral.com)