2024
Mechanism of phosphate release from actin filaments
Wang Y, Wu J, Zsolnay V, Pollard T, Voth G. Mechanism of phosphate release from actin filaments. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2408156121. PMID: 38980907, PMCID: PMC11260136, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408156121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAdenosine TriphosphateCryoelectron MicroscopyHydrogen BondingMagnesiumMolecular Dynamics SimulationPhosphatesConceptsCryo-EM structureAll-atom molecular dynamics simulationsATP-actinRate of phosphate releaseActin filamentsMechanism of phosphate releaseMolecular dynamics simulationsPhosphate releaseDissociation of phosphateR177Salt bridgesHydrogen bondsEnergy barrierDynamics simulationsComputational studyRelease of phosphateFilamentsRelease pathwayInternal cavityResiduesStudy residuesOccluding interactionsGatePrimary eventD179Cryo-EM structures reveal how phosphate release from Arp3 weakens actin filament branches formed by Arp2/3 complex
Chavali S, Chou S, Cao W, Pollard T, De La Cruz E, Sindelar C. Cryo-EM structures reveal how phosphate release from Arp3 weakens actin filament branches formed by Arp2/3 complex. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2059. PMID: 38448439, PMCID: PMC10918085, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46179-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsCryoelectron MicroscopyCytoskeletonPhosphatesConceptsArp2/3 complexActin filamentsCryo-EM structureMother filamentDaughter filamentArp2/3 complex nucleates branched actin filamentsActin filament branchingBranched actin filamentsDissociation of PiADP-PiFilament branchingOrganelle movementADP stateBranch junctionsArp3A-resolutionActinArp2/3ADP-BeFxFilamentsADPPhosphate releaseFilament mechanismArp2Organelles
2019
Mechanism of actin polymerization revealed by cryo-EM structures of actin filaments with three different bound nucleotides
Chou SZ, Pollard TD. Mechanism of actin polymerization revealed by cryo-EM structures of actin filaments with three different bound nucleotides. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 4265-4274. PMID: 30760599, PMCID: PMC6410863, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807028115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAdenylyl ImidodiphosphateAnimalsAvian ProteinsCatalytic DomainChickensCryoelectron MicroscopyPolymerizationConceptsATP hydrolysisActin filamentsBarbed endsMultiple favorable interactionsCryo-electron microscopyNetwork of interactionsShort-pitch helixActin polymerizationC-terminusAdjacent subunitsSubdomain 2Conformational changesEM structuresBinding loopSubdomain 3SubunitsPhosphate dissociationPointed endRelease sitesFilamentsActive siteConformationADPBackbone conformationSide chains