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==HUMAN PLATELET PROFILIN I CRYSTALLIZED IN LOW SALT==
<StructureSection load='1fik' size='340' side='right' caption='[[1fik]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.30&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1fik]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1FIK OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1FIK FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=PO4:PHOSPHATE+ION'>PO4</scene><br>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1fik FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1fik OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1fik RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1fik PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PROF1_HUMAN PROF1_HUMAN]] Defects in PFN1 are the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 18 (ALS18) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/614808 614808]]. A neurodegenerative disorder affecting upper motor neurons in the brain and lower motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord, resulting in fatal paralysis. Sensory abnormalities are absent. The pathologic hallmarks of the disease include pallor of the corticospinal tract due to loss of motor neurons, presence of ubiquitin-positive inclusions within surviving motor neurons, and deposition of pathologic aggregates. The etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is likely to be multifactorial, involving both genetic and environmental factors. The disease is inherited in 5-10% of the cases.<ref>PMID:22801503</ref>  
== Function ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PROF1_HUMAN PROF1_HUMAN]] Binds to actin and affects the structure of the cytoskeleton. At high concentrations, profilin prevents the polymerization of actin, whereas it enhances it at low concentrations. By binding to PIP2, it inhibits the formation of IP3 and DG. Inhibits androgen receptor (AR) and HTT aggregation and binding of G-actin is essential for its inhibition of AR.<ref>PMID:18573880</ref>  
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
[[Image:Consurf_key_small.gif|200px|right]]
Check<jmol>
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    <text>to colour the structure by Evolutionary Conservation</text>
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</jmol>, as determined by [http://consurfdb.tau.ac.il/ ConSurfDB]. You may read the [[Conservation%2C_Evolutionary|explanation]] of the method and the full data available from [http://bental.tau.ac.il/new_ConSurfDB/chain_selection.php?pdb_ID=2ata ConSurf].
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Almo, S C.]]
[[Category: Fedorov, A A.]]
[[Category: Pollard, T D.]]
[[Category: Actin-binding protein]]
[[Category: Contractile protein]]
[[Category: Multigene family]]