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Structural highlights

Function

COF1_HUMAN Binds to F-actin and exhibits pH-sensitive F-actin depolymerizing activity. Regulates actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Important for normal progress through mitosis and normal cytokinesis. Plays a role in the regulation of cell morphology and cytoskeletal organization.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Gohla A, Birkenfeld J, Bokoch GM. Chronophin, a novel HAD-type serine protein phosphatase, regulates cofilin-dependent actin dynamics. Nat Cell Biol. 2005 Jan;7(1):21-9. Epub 2004 Dec 5. PMID:15580268 doi:10.1038/ncb1201
2. ↑ Bai SW, Herrera-Abreu MT, Rohn JL, Racine V, Tajadura V, Suryavanshi N, Bechtel S, Wiemann S, Baum B, Ridley AJ. Identification and characterization of a set of conserved and new regulators of cytoskeletal organization, cell morphology and migration. BMC Biol. 2011 Aug 11;9:54. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-9-54. PMID:21834987 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-9-54