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#Question id: 2421


Listeria is a bacterial parasite that has evolved unique ways to enter animal cells and then use actin polymerization for its intracellular movement.  Which of the following statements is true in regard to Listeria and actin polymerization?

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1. Listeria ActA protein binds and inactivates the Arp2/3 complex.

  2. Listeria ActA binds VASP, which enhances ATP-actin assembly.

  3. Cofilin is necessary to accelerate the assembly of the (−) end of the filament.

  4. CapZ promotes the elongation of the filament.