@article {1053,
	title = {The state of the filament},
	journal = {Embo Reports},
	volume = {6},
	number = {3},
	year = {2005},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 901QMTimes Cited: 22Cited Reference Count: 30},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {220-226},
	type = {Review},
	abstract = {Movement is a defining characteristic of life. Macroscopic motion is driven by the dynamic interactions of myosin with actin filaments in muscle. Directed polymerization of actin behind the advancing membrane of a eukaryotic cell generates microscopic movement. Despite the fundamental importance of actin in these processes, the structure of the actin filament remains unknown. The Holmes model of the actin filament was published 15 years ago, and although it has been widely accepted, no high-resolution structural data have yet confirmed its veracity. Here, we review the implications of recently determined structures of F-actin-binding proteins for the structure of the actin filament and suggest a series of in silico tests for actin-filament models. We also review the significance of these structures for the arp2/3-mediated branched filament.},
	keywords = {actin filament, ACTIN-FILAMENT, ACTIVATION, ALDRICH-SYNDROME PROTEIN, arp2/3, ARP2/3 COMPLEX, BETA-ACTIN, CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE, DOMAIN, gelsolin, STRUCTURAL BASIS, STRUCTURE, WASp, WH2},
	isbn = {1469-221X},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000227297000009},
	author = {Aguda, A. H. and Burtnick, L. D. and Robinson, R. C.}
}
@article {891,
	title = {Structural basis of actin sequestration by thymosin-beta 4: implications for WH2 proteins},
	journal = {Embo Journal},
	volume = {23},
	number = {18},
	year = {2004},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 861IFTimes Cited: 48Cited Reference Count: 51},
	month = {Sep},
	pages = {3599-3608},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The WH2 (Wiscott - Aldridge syndrome protein homology domain 2) repeat is an actin interacting motif found in monomer sequestering and filament assembly proteins. We have stabilized the prototypical WH2 family member, thymosin-beta4 (Tbeta4), with respect to actin, by creating a hybrid between gelsolin domain 1 and the C-terminal half of Tbeta4 (G1-Tbeta4). This hybrid protein sequesters actin monomers, severs actin filaments and acts as a leaky barbed end cap. Here, we present the structure of the G1-Tbeta4: actin complex at 2Angstrom resolution. The structure reveals that Tbeta4 sequesters by capping both ends of the actin monomer, and that exchange of actin between Tb4 and profilin is mediated by a minor overlap in binding sites. The structure implies that multiple WH2 motif-containing proteins will associate longitudinally with actin filaments. Finally, we discuss the role of the WH2 motif in arp2/3 activation.},
	keywords = {actin, ARP2/3 COMPLEX, BETA-THYMOSINS, BINDING-PROTEINS, CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE, DNASE-I, F-ACTIN, MONOMERIC, NEGATIVE COOPERATIVITY, NMR-SPECTROSCOPY, NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE, protein crystallography, SCAR, VCA, WASp, WH2},
	isbn = {0261-4189},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000224409100003},
	author = {Irobi, E. and Aguda, A. H. and Larsson, M. and Guerin, C. and Yin, H. L. and Burtnick, L. D. and Blanchoin, L. and Robinson, R. C.}
}
