UniProt functional annotation for P32390

UniProt code: P32390.

Organism: Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843) (Fission yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Taphrinomycotina; Schizosaccharomycetes; Schizosaccharomycetales; Schizosaccharomycetaceae; Schizosaccharomyces.
 
Function: Functions as ATP-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the pointed end of the daughter actin filament (By similarity). May be involved in cytokinesis. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Component of the Arp2/3 complex composed of arp2, act2, arc1/p41-ARC, arc2/p34-ARC, arc3/p21-ARC, arc4/p20-ARC and arc5/p16- ARC. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588653}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, actin patch.
Similarity: Belongs to the actin family. ARP3 subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.