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
WAVE5; BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: SCAR family protein (TAIR:AT1G29170.2); Has 6173 Blast hits to 3634 proteins in 554 species: Archae - 31; Bacteria - 1033; Metazoa - 2349; Fungi - 894; Plants - 343; Viruses - 13; Other Eukaryotes - 1510 (source: NCBI BLink).