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Profilin (actin-binding protein) superfamily

SCOP classification
Root:   SCOP hierarchy in SUPERFAMILY [ 0] (11)
Class:   Alpha and beta proteins (a+b) [ 53931] (376)
Fold:   Profilin-like [ 55769] (10)
Superfamily:   Profilin (actin-binding protein) [ 55770]
Families:   Profilin (actin-binding protein) [ 55771]


Superfamily statistics
Genomes (487) Uniprot 2018_03 genome PDB chains (SCOP 1.75)
Domains 1,362 3,705 12
Proteins 1,345 3,681 12


Functional annotation
General category Processes_IC
Detailed category Cell motility

Document:
Function annotation of SCOP domain superfamilies

Worm Phenotype (WP)

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WP termFDR (all)SDWP levelAnnotation (direct or inherited)
Worm Phenotype (WP)cell morphology variant0Least InformativeDirect
Worm Phenotype (WP)cell physiology variant0Least InformativeDirect
Worm Phenotype (WP)cell division variant0Moderately InformativeDirect
Worm Phenotype (WP)sterile progeny0Moderately InformativeDirect
Worm Phenotype (WP)cytokinesis variant emb0InformativeDirect

Document: WP annotation of SCOP domains

Arabidopsis Plant Ontology (AP)

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AP termFDR (all)SDAP levelAnnotation (direct or inherited)
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)microsporophyll0Least InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)flower0Least InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)collective phyllome structure0Least InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)megasporophyll0Least InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)sporangium0Least InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)whole plant0Least InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)root system0.2387Least InformativeInherited
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)cardinal part of multi-tissue plant structure0.5771Least InformativeInherited
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)pollen0Moderately InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)root tip0.00001949InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)anther0.000001751Highly InformativeDirect
Plant ANatomical entity (PAN)plant ovule0.000006642Highly InformativeDirect

Document: AP annotation of SCOP domains

InterPro annotation
Cross references IPR002097 SSF55770 Protein matches
Abstract Profilin is a small eukaryotic protein that binds to monomeric actin (G-actin) in a 1:1 ratio thus preventing the polymerization of actin into filaments (F-actin). It can also in certain circumstance promote actin polymerization. Profilin also binds to polyphosphoinositides such as PIP2. Overall sequence similarity among profilin from organisms which belong to different phyla (ranging from fungi to mammals) is low, but the N-terminal region is relatively well conserved. That region is thought to be involved in the binding to actin.

A protein structurally similar to profilin is present in the genome of Variola virus and Vaccinia virus (gene A42R).

Some of the proteins in this family are allergens. Allergies are hypersensitivity reactions of the immune system to specific substances called allergens (such as pollen, stings, drugs, or food) that, in most people, result in no symptoms. A nomenclature system has been established for antigens (allergens) that cause IgE-mediated atopic allergies in humans [WHO/IUIS Allergen Nomenclature Subcommittee King T.P., Hoffmann D., Loewenstein H., Marsh D.G., Platts-Mills T.A.E., Thomas W. Bull. World Health Organ. 72:797-806(1994)]. This nomenclature system is defined by a designation that is composed of the first three letters of the genus; a space; the first letter of the species name; a space and an arabic number. In the event that two species names have identical designations, they are discriminated from one another by adding one or more letters (as necessary) to each species designation.

The allergens in this family include allergens with the following designations: Ara t 8, Bet v 2, Cyn d 12, Hel a 2, Mer a 1 and Phl p 11.


InterPro database


PDBeMotif information about ligands, sequence and structure motifs
Cross references PDB entries
Ligand binding statistics
Nucleic-acid binding statistics
Occurrence of secondary structure elements
Occurrence of small 3D structural motifs

PDBeMotif resource

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Internal database links

Browse genome assignments for this superfamily. The SUPERFAMILY hidden Markov model library has been used to carry out SCOP domain assignments to all genomes at the superfamily level.


Alignments of sequences to 17 models in this superfamily are available by clicking on the 'Alignments' icon above. PDB sequences less than 40% identical are shown by default, but any other sequence(s) may be aligned. Select PDB sequences, genome sequences, or paste in or upload your own sequences.


Browse and view proteins in genomes which have different domain combinations including a Profilin (actin-binding protein) domain.


Examine the distribution of domain superfamilies, or families, across the major taxonomic kingdoms or genomes within a kingdom. This gives an immediate impression of how superfamilies, or families, are restricted to certain kingdoms of life.


Explore domain occurrence network where nodes represent genomes and edges are domain architectures (shared between genomes) containing the superfamily of interest.

There are 17 hidden Markov models representing the Profilin (actin-binding protein) superfamily. Information on how the models are built, and plots showing hydrophobicity, match emmission probabilities and insertion/deletion probabilities can be inspected.


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