{"volume":12,"date_published":"2005-01-01T00:00:00Z","_id":"3141","issue":"1","extern":1,"publisher":"Nature Publishing Group","intvolume":" 12","date_updated":"2021-01-12T07:41:21Z","publication_status":"published","doi":"10.1038/nsmb870","month":"01","day":"01","quality_controlled":0,"date_created":"2018-12-11T12:01:38Z","year":"2005","title":"Conformational changes in the Arp2 3 complex leading to actin nucleation","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The two actin-related subunits of the Arp2/3 complex, Arp2 and Arp3, are proposed to form a pseudo actin dimer that nucleates actin polymerization. However, in the crystal structure of the inactive complex, they are too far apart to form such a nucleus. Here, we show using EM that yeast and bovine Arp2/3 complexes exist in a distribution among open, intermediate and closed conformations. The crystal structure docks well into the open conformation. The activator WASp binds at the cleft between Arp2 and Arp3, and all WASp-bound complexes are closed. The inhibitor coronin binds near the p35 subunit, and all coronin-bound complexes are open. Activating and loss-of-function mutations in the p35 subunit skew conformational distribution in opposite directions, closed and open, respectively. We conclude that WASp stabilizes p35-dependent closure of the complex, holding Arp2 and Arp3 closer together to nucleate an actin filament."}],"status":"public","publication":"Nature Structural and Molecular Biology","type":"journal_article","publist_id":"3554","citation":{"apa":"Rodal, A., Sokolova, O., Robins, D., Daugherty, K., Hippenmeyer, S., Riezman, H., … Goode, B. (2005). Conformational changes in the Arp2 3 complex leading to actin nucleation. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb870","chicago":"Rodal, Avital, Olga Sokolova, Deborah Robins, Karen Daugherty, Simon Hippenmeyer, Howard Riezman, Nikolaus Grigorieff, and Bruce Goode. “Conformational Changes in the Arp2 3 Complex Leading to Actin Nucleation.” Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. Nature Publishing Group, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb870.","ama":"Rodal A, Sokolova O, Robins D, et al. Conformational changes in the Arp2 3 complex leading to actin nucleation. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 2005;12(1):26-31. doi:10.1038/nsmb870","ista":"Rodal A, Sokolova O, Robins D, Daugherty K, Hippenmeyer S, Riezman H, Grigorieff N, Goode B. 2005. Conformational changes in the Arp2 3 complex leading to actin nucleation. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 12(1), 26–31.","mla":"Rodal, Avital, et al. “Conformational Changes in the Arp2 3 Complex Leading to Actin Nucleation.” Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, vol. 12, no. 1, Nature Publishing Group, 2005, pp. 26–31, doi:10.1038/nsmb870.","ieee":"A. Rodal et al., “Conformational changes in the Arp2 3 complex leading to actin nucleation,” Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, vol. 12, no. 1. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 26–31, 2005.","short":"A. Rodal, O. Sokolova, D. Robins, K. Daugherty, S. Hippenmeyer, H. Riezman, N. Grigorieff, B. Goode, Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 12 (2005) 26–31."},"page":"26 - 31","author":[{"full_name":"Rodal, Avital A","first_name":"Avital","last_name":"Rodal"},{"first_name":"Olga","last_name":"Sokolova","full_name":"Sokolova, Olga"},{"first_name":"Deborah","last_name":"Robins","full_name":"Robins, Deborah B"},{"last_name":"Daugherty","first_name":"Karen","full_name":"Daugherty, Karen M"},{"full_name":"Simon Hippenmeyer","last_name":"Hippenmeyer","id":"37B36620-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Simon","orcid":"0000-0003-2279-1061"},{"full_name":"Riezman, Howard","last_name":"Riezman","first_name":"Howard"},{"full_name":"Grigorieff, Nikolaus","first_name":"Nikolaus","last_name":"Grigorieff"},{"first_name":"Bruce","last_name":"Goode","full_name":"Goode, Bruce L"}]}