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ADF/Cofilin: a functional node in cell biology
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Recent findings have significantly expanded our understanding of the regulation of actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin proteins and the profound multifaceted impact that these well-established regulators of actin dynamics have on cell biology. In this review we discuss new aspects of previously documented regulation, such as phosphorylation, but also cover novel recently established modes of regulation and functions of ADF (also known as destrin)/cofilin. We now understand that their activity responds to a vast array of inputs far greater than previously appreciated and that these proteins not only feed back to the crucially important dynamics of actin, but also to apoptosis cascades, phospholipid metabolism, and gene expression. We argue that this ability to respond to physiological changes by modulating those same changes makes the ADF/cofilin protein family a homeostatic regulator or 'functional node' in cell biology.
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- Authors
- Bernstein, B. W., & Bamburg, J. R.
- Affiliations
- Colorado State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bernstein, Barbara W.
- ORCID
- Bamburg, James R.
- Venue
- Trends in Cell Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-04
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 187-195
- ISSN
- 0962-8924 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2849908
- OpenAlex
- W2082024168
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 6.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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- Trends in Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 40371, R01NS040371)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Keywords
- ADF/cofilin, destrin, actin dynamics, actin depolymerizing factor, protein phosphorylation, apoptosis, phospholipid metabolism, gene expression regulation, homeostatic regulation
- MeSH terms
- Actins, Animals, Fibroblasts, Gene Expression Regulation, HeLa Cells, Humans, Models, Molecular, Neurons, Actin Depolymerizing Factors, Destrin, Mice
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