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Nature Cell Biology 7, 977–984 (1 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncb1305

Abi activates WASP to promote sensory organ development

Sven Bogdan , Raiko Stephan , Christian L|[ouml]|bke , Alexandra Mertens & Christian Kl|[auml]|mbt

Actin polymerization is a key process for many cellular events during development. To a large extent, the formation of filamentous actin is controlled by the WASP and WAVE proteins that activate the Arp2/3 complex in different developmental processes.