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The Villin/Gelsolin/Fragmin Superfamily Proteins in Plants
Author(s) -
Su Hui,
Wang Ting,
Dong Huaijian,
Ren Haiyun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of integrative plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.734
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1744-7909
pISSN - 1672-9072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1672-9072.2007.00546.x
Subject(s) - gelsolin , villin , superfamily , actin , biology , counterintuitive , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , computational biology , gene , philosophy , epistemology
The villin/gelsolin/fragmin superfamily is a conserved Ca 2+ ‐dependent family of actin‐regulating proteins that is widely present both in mammalian and non‐mammalian organisms. They have traditionally been characterized by the same core of three or six tandem gelsolin subdomains. The study in vertebrates and lower eukaryotic cells has revealed that the villin/gelsolin/fragmin superfamily of proteins has versatile functions including severing, capping, nucleating or bundling actin filaments. In plants, encouraging progress has been made in this field of research in recent years. This review will summarize the identified plant homologs of villin/gelsolin/fragmin superfamily, thus providing a basis for reflection on their biochemical activities and functions in plants.