Villin is a 92.5 kDa tissue-specific actin-binding protein associated with the actin core bundle of the brush border. Villin contains multiple gelsolin-like domains capped by a small (8.5 kDa) `headpiece` at the C-terminus consisting of a fast and independently folding three-helix bundle that is stabilized by hydrophobic interactions. The headpi.....
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<protein> Microfilament severing and capping protein (95 kD) from microvillar core of intestinal epithelial cells. Severs at high calcium concentrations, caps at low. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Microfilament-severing and -capping protein (95 kD) from microvillar core of intestinal epithelial cells. Severs at high calcium concentrations, caps at low.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: vil′in Definitions: 1. An actin-binding protein that, at low calcium ion concentrations, nucleates polymerization of actin filaments; micromolar Ca2+ causes villin to sever actin filaments into short fragments.
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villin An intracellular protein found in the intestinal epithelium and elsewhere. It severs microfilaments at high calcium concentrations and blocks their growth at low calcium concentrations.
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