FUNCTION: CONTROLS REVERSIBLY ACTIN POLYMERIZATION AND DEPOLYMERIZATION IN A PH-SENSITIVE MANNER. IT HAS THE ABILITY TO BIND G- AND F-ACTIN IN A 1:1 RATIO OF COFILIN TO ACTIN. IT IS THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF INTRANUCLEAR AND CYTOPLASMIC ACTIN RODS. * SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: INTRANUCLEAR AND CYTOPLASMIC; ALMOST COMPLETELY IN NUCLEUS IN CELLS EXPOSED TO HEAT SHOCK OR 10% DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE. * TISSUE SPECIFICITY: WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN VARIOUS TISSUES. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE ACTIN-BINDING PROTEINS ADF FAMILY. |
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