| Literature DB >> 30611609 |
Sylvia Varland1, Joël Vandekerckhove2, Adrian Drazic3.
Abstract
Actin is one of the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells and the main component of the microfilament system. It plays essential roles in numerous cellular activities, including muscle contraction, maintenance of cell integrity, and motility, as well as transcriptional regulation. Besides interacting with various actin-binding proteins (ABPs), proper actin function is regulated by post-translational modifications (PTMs), such as acetylation, arginylation, oxidation, and others. Here, we explain how actin PTMs can contribute to filament formation and stability, and may have additional actin regulatory functions, which potentially contribute to disease development.Keywords: N-terminal modifications; acetylation; actin; cytoskeleton; oxidation; post-translational modifications
Year: 2019 PMID: 30611609 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2018.11.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807