1m4j

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1m4j]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lk3_transgenic_mice Lk3 transgenic mice]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1M4J OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1M4J FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1cfy|1cfy]], [[1cof|1cof]], [[1eqy|1eqy]]</td></tr>

<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">TWF ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10090 LK3 transgenic mice])</td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1m4j FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1m4j OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1m4j PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1m4j RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1m4j PDBsum]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TWF1_MOUSE TWF1_MOUSE]] Actin-binding protein involved in motile and morphological processes. Inhibits actin polymerization, likely by sequestering G-actin. By capping the barbed ends of filaments, it also regulates motility. Seems to play an important role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and distribution of endocytic organelles.<ref>PMID:9249064</ref> <ref>PMID:10669753</ref> <ref>PMID:15282541</ref> <ref>PMID:16511569</ref>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Twinfilin is an evolutionarily conserved actin monomer-binding protein that regulates cytoskeletal dynamics in organisms from yeast to mammals. It is composed of two actin-depolymerization factor homology (ADF-H) domains that show approximately 20% sequence identity to ADF/cofilin proteins. In contrast to ADF/cofilins, which bind both G-actin and F-actin and promote filament depolymerization, twinfilin interacts only with G-actin. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of twinfilin-actin monomer interaction, we determined the crystal structure of the N-terminal ADF-H domain of twinfilin and mapped its actin-binding site by site-directed mutagenesis. This domain has similar overall structure to ADF/cofilins, and the regions important for actin monomer binding in ADF/cofilins are especially well conserved in twinfilin. Mutagenesis studies show that the N-terminal ADF-H domain of twinfilin and ADF/cofilins also interact with actin monomers through similar interfaces, although the binding surface is slightly extended in twinfilin. In contrast, the regions important for actin-filament interactions in ADF/cofilins are structurally different in twinfilin. This explains the differences in actin-interactions (monomer versus filament binding) between twinfilin and ADF/cofilins. Taken together, our data show that the ADF-H domain is a structurally conserved actin-binding motif and that relatively small structural differences at the actin interfaces of this domain are responsible for the functional variation between the different classes of ADF-H domain proteins.

Structural conservation between the actin monomer-binding sites of twinfilin and actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin.,Paavilainen VO, Merckel MC, Falck S, Ojala PJ, Pohl E, Wilmanns M, Lappalainen P J Biol Chem. 2002 Nov 8;277(45):43089-95. Epub 2002 Aug 30. PMID:12207032<ref>PMID:12207032</ref>

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[[Category: Lk3 transgenic mice]]

[[Category: Falck, S]]

[[Category: Lappalainen, P]]

[[Category: Merckel, M C]]

[[Category: Ojala, P J]]

[[Category: Paavilainen, V O]]

[[Category: Pohl, E]]

[[Category: Wilmanns, M]]

[[Category: Structural protein]]