Encodes a member of the SCAR family.These proteins are part of a complex (WAVE) complex.The SCAR subunit activates the ARP2/3 complex which in turn act as a nucleator for actin filaments.
Computational Description
SCAR family protein 4 (SCAR4); FUNCTIONS IN: molecular_function unknown; INVOLVED IN: positive regulation of actin nucleation; LOCATED IN: SCAR complex, chloroplast, plastoglobule; EXPRESSED IN: 23 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 12 growth stages; BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: SCAR homolog 2 (TAIR:AT2G38440.1); Has 1330 Blast hits to 874 proteins in 188 species: Archae - 2; Bacteria - 349; Metazoa - 454; Fungi - 169; Plants - 213; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 143 (source: NCBI BLink).