Crystal structure of Plasmodium falciparum actin ICrystal structure of Plasmodium falciparum actin I

Structural highlights

4cbu is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus and Plasmodium falciparum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

[ACT1_PLAFX] Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. Actin assembles into short polymer microfilaments, these are thought to contribute to parasite gliding motility.

See Also

4cbu, resolution 1.30Å

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