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- Title
A new twist to coiled coil
- Authors
Le Rumeur, Elisabeth; Hubert, Jean-François; Winder, Steve J.
- Abstract
Abstract: Spectrin repeats have been largely considered as passive linkers or spacers with little functional role other than to convey flexibility to a protein. Whilst this is undoubtedly part of their function, it is by no means all. Whilst the overt structure of all spectrin repeats is a simple triple-helical coiled coil, the linkages between repeats and the surface properties of repeats vary widely. Spectrin repeats in different proteins can act as dimerisation interfaces, platforms for the recruitment of signalling molecules, and as a site for the interaction with cytoskeletal elements and even direct association with membrane lipids. In the case of dystrophin several of these functions overlap in the space of a few repeats.
- Subjects
PROTEIN structure; SPECTRIN; DYSTROPHIN; MEMBRANE lipids; CYTOSKELETAL proteins; TRIPLE helix structure (Molecules); CELLULAR signal transduction
- Publication
FEBS Letters, 2012, Vol 586, Issue 17, p2717
- ISSN
0014-5793
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.febslet.2012.05.004