Functional studies of selected actin binding proteins by point mutations and GFP fusions
Profilin is an ubiquitous cytoskeletal protein whose function is fundamental to the maintenance of normal cellular physiology. Site-directed mutagenesis of profilin II from Dictyostelium discoideum by PCR resulted in the point mutations W3N and K114E, whereby the W3N profilin is no longer able to bind to poly-(L)-proline concomitant with a slight reduction in actin-binding, whereas the K114E profilin shows profound decrease in its ability to interact with actin but its affinity for poly-(L)-prol...
