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Structural highlights

Function

[VILI_CHICK] Epithelial cell-specific Ca(2+)-regulated actin-modifying protein that modulates the reorganization of microvillar actin filaments. Plays a role in the actin nucleation, actin filament bundle assembly, actin filament capping and severing. Binds phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA); binds LPA with higher affinity than PIP2. Binding to LPA increases its phosphorylation by SRC and inhibits all actin-modifying activities. Binding to PIP2 inhibits actin-capping and -severing activities but enhances actin-bundling activity. Regulates the intestinal epithelial cell morphology, cell invasion, cell migration and apoptosis. Protects against apoptosis induced by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in the gastrointestinal epithelium. Appears to regulate cell death by maintaining mitochondrial integrity. Enhances hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-induced epithelial cell motility, chemotaxis and wound repair (By similarity). Its actin-bundling activity is inhibited by tropomyosin.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Villin

References

1. ↑ Burgess DR, Broschat KO, Hayden JM. Tropomyosin distinguishes between the two actin-binding sites of villin and affects actin-binding properties of other brush border proteins. J Cell Biol. 1987 Jan;104(1):29-40. PMID:3793760
2. ↑ de Arruda MV, Bazari H, Wallek M, Matsudaira P. An actin footprint on villin. Single site substitutions in a cluster of basic residues inhibit the actin severing but not capping activity of villin. J Biol Chem. 1992 Jun 25;267(18):13079-85. PMID:1618806
3. ↑ McKnight CJ, Matsudaira PT, Kim PS. NMR structure of the 35-residue villin headpiece subdomain. Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Mar;4(3):180-4. PMID:9164455