title: WASp identity theft by a bacterial effector.
abstract: EspF(U), a protein secreted by pathogenic enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), activates N-WASp/WASp to induce actin pedestal formation in host cells. Two recent papers in Nature show that EspF(U) exploits a WASp activation strategy so extreme that it may effectively sequester WASp, blinding it to both autoinhibition and cellular regulation.
authors.affiliation: Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Department of Biology, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Daugherty-Clarke
authors.affiliation: Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Department of Biology, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. Electronic address: goode@brandeis.edu.
authors.forename: Bruce L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Goode
mesh_terms: D051376:Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D051316:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051317:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051376:Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex; D000199:Actins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C489109:EspFU protein, E coli; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051316:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein; D051317:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal