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 ResearchConceptsATP 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
2007
Insights into the Influence of Nucleotides on Actin Family Proteins from Seven Structures of Arp2/3 Complex
Nolen BJ, Pollard TD. Insights into the Influence of Nucleotides on Actin Family Proteins from Seven Structures of Arp2/3 Complex. Molecular Cell 2007, 26: 449-457. PMID: 17499050, PMCID: PMC1997283, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsAdenosine DiphosphateAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBinding SitesCattleCross-Linking ReagentsGlutaralHumansKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularNucleotidesProtein ConformationProtein Interaction MappingProtein Structure, TertiaryConceptsArp2/3 complexATP bindingSubdomain 1Actin-family proteinsConformational changesLarge-scale conformational changesActin filament branchesNetwork of interactionsInfluence of nucleotidesActin familyFamily proteinsActin structuresFilament branchesIntrinsic disorderArp3ATPase cycleSteric clashesArp2/3Arp2NucleotidesResiduesComplexesBindingAdenine nucleotidesNew electron density