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Vol. 13, Issue 1, 183-194, January 2002

The Three Mouse Actin-depolymerizing Factor/Cofilins Evolved to Fulfill Cell-Type-specific Requirements for Actin Dynamics

Maria K. Vartiainen,* Tuija Mustonen,dagger Pieta K. Mattila,* Pauli J. Ojala,* Irma Thesleff,dagger Juha Partanen,dagger and Pekka Lappalainen*Dagger

 *Programs in Cellular Biotechnology and  dagger Developmental Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Viikki Biocenter, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014 Finland

Actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilins are essential regulators of actin filament turnover. Several ADF/cofilin isoforms are found in multicellular organisms, but their biological differences have remained unclear. Herein, we show that three ADF/cofilins exist in mouse and most likely in all other mammalian species. Northern blot and in situ hybridization analyses demonstrate that cofilin-1 is expressed in most cell types of embryos and adult mice. Cofilin-2 is expressed in muscle cells and ADF is restricted to epithelia and endothelia. Although the three mouse ADF/cofilins do not show actin isoform specificity, they all depolymerize platelet actin filaments more efficiently than muscle actin. Furthermore, these ADF/cofilins are biochemically different. The epithelial-specific ADF is the most efficient in turning over actin filaments and promotes a stronger pH-dependent actin filament disassembly than the two other isoforms. The muscle-specific cofilin-2 has a weaker actin filament depolymerization activity and displays a 5-10-fold higher affinity for ATP-actin monomers than cofilin-1 and ADF. In steady-state assays, cofilin-2 also promotes filament assembly rather than disassembly. Taken together, these data suggest that the three biochemically distinct mammalian ADF/cofilin isoforms evolved to fulfill specific requirements for actin filament dynamics in different cell types.


Dagger Corresponding author. E-mail address: pekka.lappalainen{at}helsinki.fi.


Molecular Biology of the Cell
Vol. 13, 183-194, January 2002
Copyright © 2002 by The American Society for Cell Biology



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