Type: | Family | Name: | SCAR/WAVE family |
Description: | This entry represents the SCAR/WAVE family. Members in this family include Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein family members 1-3 (WAVE 1-3), protein SCAR 1-4, protein WAVE5 and SCAR-like proteins. SCAR/WAVE family members are downstream effector molecules receiving information from multiple signalling pathways and responding by promoting the actin nucleating activity of the ubiquitous Arp2/3 complex []. They are part of the WAVE complex that regulates lamellipodia formation in animals and maintains cell shape in plants [, ]. | Short Name: | SCAR/WAVE_fam |