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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
卷 182, 期 4, 页码 647-654出版社
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200802145
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- National Institutes of Health [GM61010, GM58642, NIH T32-DE7306-11]
- Research Facilities Improvement Program [C06 RR16490]
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Institutes of Health
The actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex is the primary nucleator of new actin. laments in most crawling cells. Nucleation-promoting factors (NPFs) of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)/Scar family are the currently recognized activators of the Arp2/3 complex. We now report that the Arp2/3 complex must be phosphorylated on either threonine or tyrosine residues to be activated by NPFs. Phosphorylation of the Arp2/3 complex is not necessary to bind NPFs or the sides of actin. laments but is critical for binding the pointed end of actin. laments and nucleating actin. laments. Mass spectrometry revealed phosphorylated Thr237 and Thr238 in Arp2, which are evolutionarily conserved residues. In cells, phosphorylation of only the Arp2 subunit increases in response to growth factors, and alanine substitutions of Arp2 T237 and T238 or Y202 inhibits membrane protrusion. These findings reveal an additional level of regulation of actin. lament assembly independent of WASP proteins, and show that phosphorylation of the Arp2/3 complex provides a logical or gate capable integrating diverse upstream signals.
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