The bacterial virulence factors VopL and VopF nucleate actin from the pointed end

The WH2 Domain and Actin Nucleation: Necessary but Insufficient

(2016) Roberto Dominguez   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Profilin Regulates F-Actin Network Homeostasis by Favoring Formin over Arp2/3 Complex

(2015) Cristian Suarez et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Filament Assembly by Spire: Key Residues and Concerted Actin Binding

(2015) Amy S. Rasson et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Dimeric WH2 repeats of VopF sequester actin monomers into non-nucleating linear string conformations: An X-ray scattering study

(2015) Balendu Sankara Avvaru et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Deep Proteomics of the Xenopus laevis Egg using an mRNA-Derived Reference Database

(2014) Martin Wühr et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Actin Dynamics, Architecture, and Mechanics in Cell Motility

(2014) Laurent Blanchoin et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Ena/VASP Enabled is a highly processive actin polymerase tailored to self-assemble parallel-bundled F-actin networks with Fascin

(2014) J. D. Winkelman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spire and Formin 2 Synergize and Antagonize in Regulating Actin Assembly in Meiosis by a Ping-Pong Mechanism

(2014) Pierre Montaville et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The Bacterial Effector VopL Organizes Actin into Filament-like Structures

(2013) Jacob A. Zahm et al.   CELL

Dimeric WH2 domains in Vibrio VopF promote actin filament barbed-end uncapping and assisted elongation

(2013) Julien Pernier et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Rickettsia Sca2 has evolved formin-like activity through a different molecular mechanism

(2013) Y. Madasu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Actin Nucleator Cobl Is Crucial for Purkinje Cell Development and Works in Close Conjunction with the F-Actin Binding Protein Abp1

(2012) N. Haag et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Identification of cation-binding sites on actin that drive polymerization and modulate bending stiffness

(2012) H. Kang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rocket Launcher Mechanism of Collaborative Actin Assembly Defined by Single-Molecule Imaging

(2012) D. Breitsprecher et al.   SCIENCE

Cofilin-Linked Changes in Actin Filament Flexibility Promote Severing

(2011) Brannon R. McCullough et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Cordon-Bleu Uses WH2 Domains as Multifunctional Dynamizers of Actin Filament Assembly

(2011) Clotilde Husson et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Mechanism of actin filament nucleation by Vibrio VopL and implications for tandem W domain nucleation

(2011) Suk Namgoong et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mechanism of actin filament nucleation by the bacterial effector VopL

(2011) Bingke Yu et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structural insights into de novo actin polymerization

(2010) Roberto Dominguez   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Rickettsia Sca2 is a bacterial formin-like mediator of actin-based motility

(2010) Cat M. Haglund et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A nucleator arms race: cellular control of actin assembly

(2010) Kenneth G. Campellone et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Functional Analysis of VopF Activity Required for Colonization in Vibrio cholerae

(2010) V. C. Tam et al.   mBio

Actin nucleation and elongation factors: mechanisms and interplay

(2009) Melissa A Chesarone et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

New players in actin polymerization – WH2-domain-containing actin nucleators

(2009) Britta Qualmann et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

The Cytokinesis Formins from the Nematode Worm and Fission Yeast Differentially Mediate Actin Filament Assembly

(2008) Erin M. Neidt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Tight junctions at a glance

(2008) M. S. Balda et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE