Primary Citation of Related Structures:   2BTF
PubMed Abstract: 
The three-dimensional structure of bovine profilin-beta-actin has been solved to 2.55 A resolution by X-ray crystallography. There are several significant local changes in the structure of beta-actin compared with alpha-actin as well as an overall 5 degrees rotation between its two major domains ...
The three-dimensional structure of bovine profilin-beta-actin has been solved to 2.55 A resolution by X-ray crystallography. There are several significant local changes in the structure of beta-actin compared with alpha-actin as well as an overall 5 degrees rotation between its two major domains. Actin molecules in the crystal are organized into ribbons through intermolecular contacts like those found in oligomeric protein assemblies. Profilin forms two extensive contacts with the actin ribbon, one of which appears to correspond to the solution contact in vitro.
Related Citations: 
Structural Aspects of Actin Binding Proteins Current Opinion in Cell Biology Rozycki, M.D., Myslik, J.C., Schutt, C.E., Lindberg, U. () To be published --: --
Mutagenesis of Human Profilin Locates its Poly(L-Proline)-Binding Site to a Hydrophobic Patch of Aromatic Amino Acids Bjorkegren, C., Rozycki, M., Schutt, C.E., Lindberg, U., Karlsson, R. (1993) FEBS Lett 333: 123
Molecular Packing in Profilin-Actin Crystals and its Implications Schutt, C.E., Lindberg, U., Myslik, J., Strauss, N. (1989) J Mol Biol 209: 735
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Henry H. Hoyt Laboratory, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544.