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Arp2/3 ATP hydrolysis: to branch or to debranch?

Nature Cell Biology volume 8, pages 783–785 (2006)Cite this article

Actin filament branch initiation by the Arp2/3 complex requires that the Arp2 and Arp3 subunits are loaded with ATP. However, whether ATP hydrolysis is required for branch initiation or subsequent debranching is controversial. New analysis of budding yeast Arp2/3 mutants suggests that debranching, not branching, depends on ATP hydrolysis.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of contrasting models for the role of ATP hydrolysis in Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin-filament branching and debranching.

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