Cofilin is a widely distributed intracellular actin-modulating protein that binds and depolymerizes filamentous F-actin and inhibits the polymerization of monomeric G-actin in a pH-dependent manner.[6] Cofilin-2 is a member of the AC group of proteins that also includes cofilin-1 (CFL1) and destrin (DSTN), all of which regulate actin-filament dynamics.[7][8] The CFL2 gene encodes a skeletal muscle-specific isoform[9] localized to the thin filaments, where it exerts its effect on actin, in part through interactions with tropomyosins.[10]
Clinical significance[]
Mutations in the CFL2 gene are associated with nemaline myopathy. Deficiency of cofilin-2 may result in reduced depolymerization of actin filaments, causing their accumulation in nemaline bodies, minicores, and, possibly concentric laminated bodies.[11]
^ abGillett GT, Fox MF, Rowe PS, Casimir CM, Povey S (May 1996). "Mapping of human non-muscle type cofilin (CFL1) to chromosome 11q13 and muscle-type cofilin (CFL2) to chromosome 14". Ann. Hum. Genet. 60 (Pt 3): 201–11. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1996.tb00423.x. PMID8800436. S2CID19565638.
^Bamburg JR, McGough A, Ono S (September 1999). "Putting a new twist on actin: ADF/cofilins modulate actin dynamics". Trends Cell Biol. 9 (9): 364–70. doi:10.1016/S0962-8924(99)01619-0. PMID10461190.
Human CFL2 genome location and CFL2 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
Further reading[]
Thirion C, Stucka R, Mendel B, et al. (2001). "Characterization of human muscle type cofilin (CFL2) in normal and regenerating muscle". Eur. J. Biochem. 268 (12): 3473–82. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02247.x. PMID11422377.
Rual JF, Venkatesan K, Hao T, et al. (2005). "Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein-protein interaction network". Nature. 437 (7062): 1173–8. Bibcode:2005Natur.437.1173R. doi:10.1038/nature04209. PMID16189514. S2CID4427026.
Kudryashov DS, Galkin VE, Orlova A, et al. (2006). "Cofilin cross-bridges adjacent actin protomers and replaces part of the longitudinal F-actin interface". J. Mol. Biol. 358 (3): 785–97. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2006.02.029. PMID16530787.
Coiras M, Camafeita E, Ureña T, et al. (2006). "Modifications in the human T cell proteome induced by intracellular HIV-1 Tat protein expression". Proteomics. 6 Suppl 1: S63–73. doi:10.1002/pmic.200500437. PMID16526095. S2CID42878271.
Yang N, Higuchi O, Ohashi K, et al. (1998). "Cofilin phosphorylation by LIM-kinase 1 and its role in Rac-mediated actin reorganization". Nature. 393 (6687): 809–12. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..809Y. doi:10.1038/31735. PMID9655398. S2CID4326365.