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ArticlePloS one2011

Structural and functional evaluation of C. elegans filamins FLN-1 and FLN-2.

Christina R DeMaso, Ismar Kovacevic, Alper Uzun, Erin J Cram

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina R DeMasoDepartment of Biology, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Complex Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ismar Kovacevic
Alper Uzun
Erin J Cram
Northeastern University · USWomen & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island · US

Funding

Characterization of a novel regulator of cell migrationR01GM085077 · NIGMS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CRAM, ERIN JEAN · 2008 to 2012
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM085077NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM85077
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Filamins are long, flexible, multi-domain proteins composed of an N-terminal actin-binding domain (ABD) followed by multiple immunoglobulin-like repeats (IgFLN). They function to organize and maintain the actin cytoskeleton, to provide scaffolds for signaling components, and to act as mechanical force sensors. In this study, we used transcript sequencing and homology modeling to characterize the gene and protein structures of the C. elegans filamin orthologs fln-1 and fln-2. Our results reveal that C. elegans FLN-1 is well conserved at the sequence level to vertebrate filamins, particularly in the ABD and several key IgFLN repeats. Both FLN-1 and the more divergent FLN-2 colocalize with actin in vivo. FLN-2 is poorly conserved, with at least 23 IgFLN repeats interrupted by large regions that appear to be nematode-specific. Our results indicate that many of the key features of vertebrate filamins are preserved in C. elegans FLN-1 and FLN-2, and suggest the nematode may be a very useful model system for further study of filamin function.

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ActinsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsConserved SequenceContractile ProteinsFilaminsGene Expression RegulationGenomicsHumansImmunoglobulinsMicrofilament ProteinsModels, MolecularProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportActinsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsContractile ProteinsFilaminsFLNA protein, humanImmunoglobulinsMicrofilament Proteins

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PMID21799850
PMCPMC3143143
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