Structural highlights
Function
[TLN1_MOUSE] Probably involved in connections of major cytoskeletal structures to the plasma membrane. High molecular weight cytoskeletal protein concentrated at regions of cell-substratum contact and, in lymphocytes, at cell-cell contacts. [IPAA_SHIFL] Rapidly associates with the first 265 amino acids of vinculin after bacteria-cell contact. This interaction is critical for efficient Shigella uptake. IpaA acts as a potent activator of vinculin and increase its ability to interact with F-actin. The complex IpaA-vinculin induces F-actin depolymerization along with the occasional formation of actin filament bundles.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Tran Van Nhieu G, Ben-Ze'ev A, Sansonetti PJ. Modulation of bacterial entry into epithelial cells by association between vinculin and the Shigella IpaA invasin. EMBO J. 1997 May 15;16(10):2717-29. PMID:9184218 doi:10.1093/emboj/16.10.2717
- ↑ Bourdet-Sicard R, Rudiger M, Jockusch BM, Gounon P, Sansonetti PJ, Nhieu GT. Binding of the Shigella protein IpaA to vinculin induces F-actin depolymerization. EMBO J. 1999 Nov 1;18(21):5853-62. PMID:10545097 doi:10.1093/emboj/18.21.5853