One of the most versatile regulators of actin assembly, the WASP homology 2 (WH2) domain, reveals previously unknown facets by combining with a newly discovered actin-nucleating dimeric structure in the effector protein VopL from Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
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Carlier, MF. A new twist in actin filament nucleation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 18, 967–969 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2130
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