Structure determination of yeast cofilin

Nat Struct Biol. 1997 May;4(5):366-9. doi: 10.1038/nsb0597-366.

Abstract

Cofilin, a ubiquitous 15,000 M(r) protein, plays a central role in regulating cytoskeletal dynamics. Cofilin binds to actin monomers and filaments, and has a pH-dependent actin severing activity. The structure will allow for a detailed analysis of cofilin function.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Actin Depolymerizing Factors
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Microfilament Proteins / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / chemistry*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Actin Depolymerizing Factors
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins

Associated data

  • PDB/1CFY
  • PDB/1COF