profilin
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Function
- prevents premature polymerization of monomeric actin
- facilitates unidirectional growth of actin from + end;
- binds to PIP/PIP2
- phospholipid binding may reduce affinity for G-actin[2]
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References
- ↑ Molecular Cell Biology (2nd ed) Darnell J; Lodish H & Baltimore D (eds), Scientific American Books, WH Freeman, NY 1990, pg 886
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stossel TP. On the crawling of animal cells. Science. 1993 May 21;260(5111):1086-94. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8493552