Description
Product Characteristics:
The protein encoded by this gene can polymerize and depolymerize F-actin and G-actin in a pH -dependent manner. Increased phosphorylation of this protein by LIM kinase aids in Rho-induced reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Cofilin is a widely distributed intracellular actin-modulating protein that binds and depolymerizes filamentous F-actin and inhibits the polymerization of monomeric G-actin in a pH -dependent manner. It is involved in the translocation of actin-cofilin complex from cytoplasm to nucleus.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cell membrane
Synonyms: Cofilin/CFL1 Ser24, 18 kDa phosphoprotein, CFL 1, CFL, CFL1, Cofilin 1, Cofilin 1 non muscle, Cofilin non muscle isoform, p18, COF1_HUMAN.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene can polymerize and depolymerize F-actin and G-actin in a pH-dependent manner. Increased phosphorylation of this protein by LIM kinase aids in Rho-induced reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Cofilin is a widely distributed intracellular actin-modulating protein that binds and depolymerizes filamentous F-actin and inhibits the polymerization of monomeric G-actin in a pH-dependent manner. It is involved in the translocation of actin-cofilin complex from cytoplasm to nucleus.[supplied by OMIM, Apr 2004]