Structures of cofilin-induced structural changes reveal local and asymmetric perturbations of actin filaments.
Huehn, A.R., Bibeau, J.P., Schramm, A.C., Cao, W., De La Cruz, E.M., Sindelar, C.V.(2020) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 117: 1478-1484
- PubMed: 31900364 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1915987117
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6UBY, 6UC0, 6UC4, 6VAO, 6VAU - PubMed Abstract: 
Members of the cofilin/ADF family of proteins sever actin filaments, increasing the number of filament ends available for polymerization or depolymerization. Cofilin binds actin filaments with positive cooperativity, forming clusters of contiguously bound cofilin along the filament lattice ...