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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 61, Issue 19-20, Pages 2614-2623Publisher
BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4225-6
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gelsolin; gelsolin superfamily; cytoskeleton; apoptosis; phagocytosis; actin network
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM21681, GM066110] Funding Source: Medline
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Cytoskeletal rearrangement occurs in a variety of cellular processes and involves a wide spectrum of proteins. Among these, the gelsolin superfamily proteins control actin organization by severing filaments, capping filament ends and nucleating actin assembly [1]. Gelsolin is the founding member of this family, which now contains at least another six members: villin, adseverin, capG, advillin, supervillin and flightless I. In addition to their respective role in actin filament remodeling, these proteins have some specific and apparently non-overlapping particular roles in several cellular processes, including cell motility, control of apoptosis and regulation of phagocytosis (summarized in table 1). Evidence suggests that proteins belonging to the gelsolin superfamily may be involved in other processes, including gene expression regulation. This review will focus on some of the known functions of the gelsolin superfamily proteins, thus providing a basis for reflection on other possible and as yet incompletely understood roles for these proteins.
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