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Nature 418, 915 (29 August 2002) | doi:10.1038/418915b

Arp2/3 plays no role in muscle contraction

Thomas D. Pollard1, Dorit Hanein2 & Niels Volkmann2

  1. Yale University, KBT 548, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
  2. Burnham Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA

We are pleased that Arp2/3 complex was included as an example in your News Feature "The society of proteins" (Nature 417, 894–896; 2002). However, to the uninitiated reader it might appear that Arp2/3 complex is involved in muscle contraction.