PMID- 23212475 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130219 LR - 20211021 IS - 1471-0080 (Electronic) IS - 1471-0072 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Jan TI - New insights into the regulation and cellular functions of the ARP2/3 complex. PG - 7-12 LID - 10.1038/nrm3492 [doi] AB - The actin-related protein 2/3 (ARP2/3) complex nucleates branched actin filament networks, but requires nucleation promoting factors (NPFs) to stimulate this activity. NPFs include proteins such as Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), neural WASP (NWASP), WASP family verprolin-homologous protein (WAVE; also known as SCAR) and the recently identified WASP and SCAR homologue (WASH) complex. The mechanisms underlying NPF-dependent regulation and the cellular functions of ARP2/3 are being unravelled using new chemical and genetic approaches. Of particular interest is the role of the ARP2/3 complex in vesicular trafficking and directional cell motility. FAU - Rotty, Jeremy D AU - Rotty JD AD - UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. FAU - Wu, Congying AU - Wu C FAU - Bear, James E AU - Bear JE LA - eng GR - GM083035/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - Howard Hughes Medical Institute/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20121205 PL - England TA - Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol JT - Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology JID - 100962782 RN - 0 (Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex) RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (Microfilament Proteins) RN - 0 (WASF1 protein, human) RN - 0 (WASH protein, human) RN - 0 (Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein) RN - 0 (Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family) RN - 0 (Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal) SB - IM MH - Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex/*metabolism MH - Cell Movement MH - Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Microfilament Proteins/*metabolism MH - Protein Conformation MH - Protein Transport MH - Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein/*metabolism MH - Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family/*metabolism MH - Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal/*metabolism EDAT- 2012/12/06 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/21 06:00 CRDT- 2012/12/06 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/21 06:00 [medline] AID - nrm3492 [pii] AID - 10.1038/nrm3492 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2013 Jan;14(1):7-12. doi: 10.1038/nrm3492. Epub 2012 Dec 5.