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ctxA

Gene
ctxA
Protein
Cortexillin-1
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Length
444 amino acids
Function
Actin-bundling protein. When linked to F-actin the actin filaments form preferentially anti-parallel bundles that associate into meshworks. Plays a major role in cytokinesis. Negatively regulates cortical localization of rapgap1.
Similarity
Belongs to the cortexillin family.
Mass
50.505 kDa
Sequence
MAGKDWEIVQEKAFTAWVNSVLDKRGEKISDVGKDLSDGVKLIFFLELISSKKFNKKYDFEPKARINMIQNVALALKFLDEELKIKVQGIGSEDFVDNNKKMILGFLWTLYRKYRIAVISEGDKSSEEGLLLWCKNTTTGYDGVNITSFTKSFRDGLAFLALSHKFEPESFKFQEFEAMDPIARLNAAFDFAEKGLGVPKLLEAEEVMRGTTDERSLVLYTSLFFHAYRAKEEKARLESSKNEMANRLAGLENSLESEKVSREQLIKQKDQLNSLLASLESEGAEREKRLRELEAKLDETLKNLELEKLARMELEARLAKTEKDRAILELKLAEAIDEKSKLEQQIEATRIRGAAEAQGLGLLRKNLDTHVHDLLKWQKLTMENSSSSSIDDQIIVEVSGLPFGEQVKHLATKLEAENLAIMKLLNQKEDDLKAQKLKSSKSKK

Gene
ctxA
Protein
Cortexillin-1
Organism
Polysphondylium pallidum (strain ATCC 26659 / Pp 5 / PN500)
Length
440 amino acids
Function
Actin-bundling protein. When linked to F-actin the actin filaments form preferentially anti-parallel bundles that associate into meshworks. Plays a major role in cytokinesis (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the cortexillin family.
Mass
50.186 kDa
Sequence
MAGKDWEIVQEKAFTAWVNSVLDKRGEKISDVAKDLSDGVKLIFFLELISGKKFNKKFDYEPKARINMIQNLALALHFLEDELKIKVQGIGAEDFVDNNKKMILGFLWTLYRKYRIAVISEGDKSSEEGLLLWCKNTTTGYNGVNVTSFTKTFRDGLAYLALAHKFDQSQFNFADYEKLDPIARLNAAFEYAEKGLGVPKLLEAEEVMRGTTDERSLVLYTSLFFHAYRAKEEKERLEASKSDLASKLAGLQNSLESEKLSREQLIKQKDELKSLLASLEGEAAEREKFLRELEAKLEEILKNLELERLARMELESRLSKMEKDKAILELKLAEAQDEKARLEAQIEADRIRSAAEAQSLGLLRKHLDQHVQDLIKWQKLSIENSSSTFDDQIIEEVSGLPFGEQVKHLATKLEDENKAIQKLLLSKEDDLKTAKKKAGK

Gene
ctxA
Protein
Cholera enterotoxin subunit A
Organism
Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 (strain ATCC 39315 / El Tor Inaba N16961)
Length
258 amino acids
Function
The A1 chain catalyzes the ADP-ribosylation of Gs alpha, a GTP-binding regulatory protein, to activate the adenylate cyclase. This leads to an overproduction of cAMP and eventually to a hypersecretion of chloride and bicarbonate followed by water, resulting in the characteristic cholera stool. The A2 chain tethers A1 to the pentameric ring.
Similarity
Belongs to the enterotoxin A family.
Mass
29.336 kDa
Sequence
MVKIIFVFFIFLSSFSYANDDKLYRADSRPPDEIKQSGGLMPRGQSEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRHDDGYVSTSISLRSAHLVGQTILSGHSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVHFGVLDEQLHRNRGYRDRYYSNLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHRAWREEPWIHHAPPGCGNAPRSSMSNTCDEKTQSLGVKFLDEYQSKVKRQIFSGYQSDIDTHNRIKDEL