Structural highlights
Disease
[ACTN2_HUMAN] Defects in ACTN2 are the cause of cardiomyopathy dilated type 1AA (CMD1AA) [MIM:612158]. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disorder characterized by ventricular dilation and impaired systolic function, resulting in congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. Patients are at risk of premature death.[1]
Function
[ACTN2_HUMAN] F-actin cross-linking protein which is thought to anchor actin to a variety of intracellular structures. This is a bundling protein.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
We have determined the crystal structure of the two central repeats in the alpha-actinin rod at 2.5 A resolution. The repeats are connected by a helical linker and form a symmetric, antiparallel dimer in which the repeats are aligned rather than staggered. Using this structure, which reveals the structural principle that governs the architecture of alpha-actinin, we have devised a plausible model of the entire alpha-actinin rod. The electrostatic properties explain how the two alpha-actinin subunits assemble in an antiparallel fashion, placing the actin-binding sites at both ends of the rod. This molecular architecture results in a protein that is able to form cross-links between actin filaments.
Structure of the alpha-actinin rod: molecular basis for cross-linking of actin filaments.,Djinovic-Carugo K, Young P, Gautel M, Saraste M Cell. 1999 Aug 20;98(4):537-46. PMID:10481917[2]
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References
- ↑ Mohapatra B, Jimenez S, Lin JH, Bowles KR, Coveler KJ, Marx JG, Chrisco MA, Murphy RT, Lurie PR, Schwartz RJ, Elliott PM, Vatta M, McKenna W, Towbin JA, Bowles NE. Mutations in the muscle LIM protein and alpha-actinin-2 genes in dilated cardiomyopathy and endocardial fibroelastosis. Mol Genet Metab. 2003 Sep-Oct;80(1-2):207-15. PMID:14567970
- ↑ Djinovic-Carugo K, Young P, Gautel M, Saraste M. Structure of the alpha-actinin rod: molecular basis for cross-linking of actin filaments. Cell. 1999 Aug 20;98(4):537-46. PMID:10481917
