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Structural highlights

Function

[VINC_CHICK] Actin filament (F-actin)-binding protein involved in cell-matrix adhesion and cell-cell adhesion. Regulates cell-surface E-cadherin expression and potentiates mechanosensing by the E-cadherin complex. May also play important roles in cell morphology and locomotion.^{[1] [2] [3]} [CTNA1_MOUSE] Associates with the cytoplasmic domain of a variety of cadherins. The association of catenins to cadherins produces a complex which is linked to the actin filament network, and which seems to be of primary importance for cadherins cell-adhesion properties. Can associate with both E- and N-cadherins. Originally believed to be a stable component of E-cadherin/catenin adhesion complexes and to mediate the linkage of cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton at adherens junctions. In contrast, cortical actin was found to be much more dynamic than E-cadherin/catenin complexes and CTNNA1 was shown not to bind to F-actin when assembled in the complex suggesting a different linkage between actin and adherens junctions components. The homodimeric form may regulate actin filament assembly and inhibit actin branching by competing with the Arp2/3 complex for binding to actin filaments. May play a crucial role in cell differentiation.^[4]

See Also

• Vinculin

References

1. ↑ Zhang Z, Izaguirre G, Lin SY, Lee HY, Schaefer E, Haimovich B. The phosphorylation of vinculin on tyrosine residues 100 and 1065, mediated by SRC kinases, affects cell spreading. Mol Biol Cell. 2004 Sep;15(9):4234-47. Epub 2004 Jun 30. PMID:15229287 doi:10.1091/mbc.E04-03-0264
2. ↑ le Duc Q, Shi Q, Blonk I, Sonnenberg A, Wang N, Leckband D, de Rooij J. Vinculin potentiates E-cadherin mechanosensing and is recruited to actin-anchored sites within adherens junctions in a myosin II-dependent manner. J Cell Biol. 2010 Jun 28;189(7):1107-15. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201001149. PMID:20584916 doi:10.1083/jcb.201001149
3. ↑ Peng X, Cuff LE, Lawton CD, DeMali KA. Vinculin regulates cell-surface E-cadherin expression by binding to beta-catenin. J Cell Sci. 2010 Feb 15;123(Pt 4):567-77. doi: 10.1242/jcs.056432. Epub 2010 Jan , 19. PMID:20086044 doi:10.1242/jcs.056432
4. ↑ Drees F, Pokutta S, Yamada S, Nelson WJ, Weis WI. Alpha-catenin is a molecular switch that binds E-cadherin-beta-catenin and regulates actin-filament assembly. Cell. 2005 Dec 2;123(5):903-15. PMID:16325583 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.09.021