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==Solution NMR Structure of the C-terminal Headpiece Domain of Villin 4 from A.thaliana, the First Non-Vertebrate Headpiece Structure==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5vnt]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabidopsis_thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana]. Full experimental information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5VNT OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5VNT FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5vnt FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5vnt OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5vnt PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5vnt RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5vnt PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5vnt ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VILI4_ARATH VILI4_ARATH] Binds actin and actin filament bundles in a Ca(2+)-insensitive manner, but caps the barbed end of actin filaments and is able to sever them in a calcium-dependent manner. Involved in root hair growth through regulating actin organization in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner.<ref>PMID:21275995</ref> <ref>PMID:22019634</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Plants utilize multiple isoforms of villin, an F-actin regulating protein with an N-terminal gelsolin-like core and a distinct C-terminal headpiece domain. Unlike their vertebrate homologues, plant villins have a much longer linker polypeptide connecting the core and headpiece. Moreover, the linker-headpiece connection region in plant villins lacks sequence homology to the vertebrate villin sequences. It is unknown to what extent the plant villin headpiece structure and function resemble those of the well-studied vertebrate counterparts. Here we present the first solution NMR structure and backbone dynamics characterization of a headpiece from plants, villin isoform 4 from Arabidopsis thaliana. The villin 4 headpiece is a 63-residue domain (V4HP63) that adopts a typical headpiece fold with an aromatics core and a tryptophan-centered hydrophobic cap within its C-terminal subdomain. However, V4HP63 has a distinct N-terminal subdomain fold as well as a novel, high mobility loop due to the insertion of serine residue in the canonical sequence that follows the variable length loop in headpiece sequences. The domain binds actin filaments with micromolar affinity, like the vertebrate analogues. However, the V4HP63 surface charge pattern is novel and lacks certain features previously thought necessary for high-affinity F-actin binding. Utilizing the updated criteria for strong F-actin binding, we predict that the headpiece domains of all other villin isoforms in A. thaliana have high affinity for F-actin.

Plant Villin Headpiece Domain Demonstrates a Novel Surface Charge Pattern and High Affinity for F-Actin.,Miears HL, Gruber DR, Horvath NM, Antos JM, Young J, Sigurjonsson JP, Klem ML, Rosenkranz EA, Okon M, McKnight CJ, Vugmeyster L, Smirnov SL Biochemistry. 2018 Feb 21. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00856. PMID:29444403<ref>PMID:29444403</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Villin|Villin]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Arabidopsis thaliana]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Miears HL]]
[[Category: Smirnov SL]]