Evolution of the eukaryotic ARP2/3 activators of the WASP family: WASP, WAVE, WASH, and WHAMM, and the proposed new family members WAWH and WAML

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>WASP family proteins stimulate the actin-nucleating activity of the ARP2/3 complex. They include members of the well-known WASP and WAVE/Scar proteins, and the recently identified WASH and WHAMM proteins. WASP family proteins contain...

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Main Authors: Kollmar Martin, Lbik Dawid, Enge Stefanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/88