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Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium (2009)
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Grimm-Gunter, E. M. S., Grimm-Guenter, E. S., Ferrary, E., Grimm-Günter, E. S., Hurbain, I., Louvard, D., …Smyth, N. (2009). Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 20(10), 2549-2562. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e08-10-1030

Plastin 1 (I-plastin, fimbrin) along with villin and espin is a prominent actin-bundling protein of the intestinal brush border microvilli. We demonstrate here that plastin 1 accumulates in the terminal web and interacts with keratin 19, possibly con... Read More about Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium.