Biology:Destrin
| Destrin (actin binding protein) | |
|---|---|
 Nuclear magnetic resonance determined configuration of the tertiary structure of Destrin.[1] | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | DSTN |
| Alt. symbols | ADF |
| NCBI gene | 11034 |
| HGNC | 15750 |
| OMIM | 609114 |
| RefSeq | NM_006870 |
| UniProt | P60981 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 20 p12.1 |
Destrin or DSTN (also known as actin depolymerizing factor or ADF) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the DSTN gene.[2][3][4] Destrin is a component protein in microfilaments.
The product of this gene belongs to the actin-binding proteins ADF (Actin-Depolymerizing Factor)/cofilin family. This family of proteins is responsible for enhancing the turnover rate of actin in vivo. This gene encodes the actin depolymerizing protein that severs actin filaments (F-actin) and binds to actin monomers (G-actin). Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene.[2]
Structure
The tertiary structure of destrin was determined by the use of triple-resonance multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance, NMR.[1] The secondary and tertiary structures of destrin are similar to the gelsolin family which is another actin-regulating protein family.
There are three ordered layers to destrin which is a globular protein. There is a central β sheet that is composed of one parallel strand and three antiparallel strands. This β sheet is between a long α helix along with a shorter one and two shorter helices on the opposite side. The four helices are parallel to the β strands.[1]
Function
In a variety of eukaryotes, destrin regulates actin in the cytoskeleton. Destrin binds actin and is thought to connect it as gelsolin segment-1 does. Furthermore, the binding of actin by destrin and cofilin is regulated negatively by phosphorylation. Destrin can also sever actin filaments.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 PDB: 1AK6; "Tertiary structure of destrin and structural similarity between two actin-regulating protein families". Cell 85 (7): 1047–55. June 1996. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81305-7. PMID 8674111.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: Destrin". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=11034.
- ↑ "Human actin depolymerizing factor mediates a pH-sensitive destruction of actin filaments". Biochemistry 32 (38): 9985–93. September 1993. doi:10.1021/bi00089a014. PMID 8399167.
- ↑ "The DNA sequence and comparative analysis of human chromosome 20". Nature 414 (6866): 865–71. 2001. doi:10.1038/414865a. PMID 11780052. Bibcode: 2001Natur.414..865D.
External links
- Destrin at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Ramachandran Plot for destrin: "MolProbity Ramachandran analysis for 1ak6". www.rcsb.org. http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/images/1AK6_ram_m_500.pdf.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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