title: Cytoskeleton: actin and endocytosis--no longer the weakest link.
abstract: The actin cytoskeleton has long been believed to play a role in endocytosis, but its actual function in this process has been unclear. Now, three proteins that promote actin nucleation have been found to provide a link between the actin cytoskeleton and the endocytic machinery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, 94720, USA. rljeng@uclink.berkeley.edu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D051377:Actin-Related Protein 2; D051378:Actin-Related Protein 3; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D051356:Cortactin; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D051316:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein; D051300:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family
chemical_list: C062612:ABP1 protein, S cerevisiae; D051377:Actin-Related Protein 2; D051378:Actin-Related Protein 3; D000199:Actins; D051356:Cortactin; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; C111870:PAN1 protein, S cerevisiae; D011506:Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C114864:WASF1 protein, human; D051316:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein; D051300:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family