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Abstract

We purified native WASp (Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein) from bovine thymus and studied its ability to stimulate actin nucleation by Arp2/3 complex. WASp alone is inactive in the presence or absence of 0.5 μM GTP-Cdc42. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate (PIP2) micelles allowed WASp to activate actin nucleation by Arp2/3 complex, and this was further enhanced twofold by GTP-Cdc42. Filaments nucleated by Arp2/3 complex and WASp in the presence of PIP2 and Cdc42 concentrated around lipid micelles and vesicles, providing that Cdc42 was GTP-bound and prenylated. Thus, the high concentration of WASp in neutrophils (9 μM) is dependent on interactions with both acidic lipids and GTP-Cdc42 to activate actin nucleation by Arp2/3 complex. The results also suggest that membrane binding increases the local concentrations of Cdc42 and WASp, favoring their interaction.

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Higgs, H. N., & Pollard, T. D. (2000). Activation by Cdc42 and Pip2 of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (Wasp) Stimulates Actin Nucleation by Arp2/3 Complex. The Journal of Cell Biology, 150(6), 1311–1320.

Authors 2
  1. Henry N. Higgs (first)
  2. Thomas D. Pollard (additional)
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@article{Higgs_2000, title={Activation by Cdc42 and Pip2 of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (Wasp) Stimulates Actin Nucleation by Arp2/3 Complex}, volume={150}, ISSN={1540-8140}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.150.6.1311}, DOI={10.1083/jcb.150.6.1311}, number={6}, journal={The Journal of Cell Biology}, publisher={Rockefeller University Press}, author={Higgs, Henry N. and Pollard, Thomas D.}, year={2000}, month=sep, pages={1311–1320} }