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Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 May 2009
Grimm-Günter Eva-Maria S, Revenu Céline, Ramos Sonia, Hurbain Ilse, Smyth Neil, Ferrary Evelyne, Louvard Daniel, Robine Sylvie, Rivero Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Plastin 1 (I-plastin, fimbrin) along with villin and espin is a prominent actin-bundling protein of the intestinal brush border microvilli. We demonstrate here that plastin 1 accumulates in the terminal web and interacts with keratin 19, possibly contributing to anchoring the rootlets to the keratin network. This prompted us to investigate the importance of plastin 1 in brush border assembly. Although in vivo...
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