Villin

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== Function ==
== Function ==
* [[Villin]] (VIL) is an actin-binding protein. It contains gelsolin-like domains in its N-terminal and a helical headpiece which binds actin<ref>PMID:10480879</ref>.<br />
* [[Villin]] (VIL) is an actin-binding protein. It contains gelsolin-like domains in its N-terminal and a helical headpiece which binds actin<ref>PMID:10480879</ref>.<br />
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* '''Supervillin (SVIL)''' contains numerous gelsolin-like domains in its C-terminal and interacts with actin.<br />
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* '''Supervillin (SVIL)''' contains numerous gelsolin-like domains in its C-terminal and interacts with actin<ref>PMID:20309963</ref>.<br />
* '''Advillin (AVIL)''' is another actin-binding protein in the [[gelsolin]] superfamily which is expressed in the peripheral sensory neurons.<br />
* '''Advillin (AVIL)''' is another actin-binding protein in the [[gelsolin]] superfamily which is expressed in the peripheral sensory neurons.<br />
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* '''Cytovillin (CVIL) or ezrin or villin-2''' serves as intermediate between plasma membrane and actin cytoskeleton.
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* '''Cytovillin (CVIL) or ezrin or villin-2''' serves as intermediate between plasma membrane and actin cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:8089177</ref>.
== Relevance ==
== Relevance ==

Revision as of 21:30, 5 October 2018

Human supervillin headpiece, 2k6n

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3D Structures of Villin

Updated on 05-October-2018

References

  1. Friederich E, Vancompernolle K, Louvard D, Vandekerckhove J. Villin function in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Correlation of in vivo effects to its biochemical activities in vitro. J Biol Chem. 1999 Sep 17;274(38):26751-60. PMID:10480879
  2. Smith TC, Fang Z, Luna EJ. Novel interactors and a role for supervillin in early cytokinesis. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2010 Jun;67(6):346-64. doi: 10.1002/cm.20449. PMID:20309963 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.20449
  3. Turunen O, Wahlstrom T, Vaheri A. Ezrin has a COOH-terminal actin-binding site that is conserved in the ezrin protein family. J Cell Biol. 1994 Sep;126(6):1445-53. PMID:8089177
  4. Shillingford NM, Calicchio ML, Teot LA, Boyd T, Kurek KC, Goldsmith JD, Bousvaros A, Perez-Atayde AR, Kozakewich HP. Villin immunohistochemistry is a reliable method for diagnosing microvillus inclusion disease. Am J Surg Pathol. 2015 Feb;39(2):245-50. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000355. PMID:25517957 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0000000000000355
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