Abstract
Differential scanning calorimetry was applied to compare the effects of mammalian twinfilin-1 or toxofilin on the thermodynamic properties of actin monomer. Although twinfilin and toxofilin have different structure and actin-binding sites, they similarly increased the thermodynamic stability of monomeric actin. The mammalian twinfilin increased, while the toxofilin did not significantly change the T1/2 value (the width at half-height of the transition peak) during the complex formation between the actin and the monomer binding proteins. In case of toxofilin, the EA value (activation energy) significantly increased compared to twinfilin where the activation energy was nearly insensitive to the complex formation. It seems that toxofilin can achieve its main function as an actin monomer sequestering protein by more effectively and consistently modifying the basic thermodynamic properties of the monomeric actin.
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