Advillin (p92, AVIL)

Function

• Ca+2-regulated actin-binding protein

Structure

• belongs to the villin/gelsolin family
• contains 6 gelsolin-like repeats
• contains 1 HP (headpiece) domain

Expression

• expressed in small intestine & colonic lining > thymus, prostate, testes, uterus

More general terms

• Ca+2 binding protein
• cytoskeletal protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O75366.html