Calponin蛋白家族包括calponin(CaP)和平滑肌(SM)22α,此家族的重要结构特征是由单一CH结构域和CLR结构域组成。CaP和SM22α属于肌动蛋白细胞骨架结合蛋白,可通过与F-肌动蛋白相互作用来调节肌动蛋白细胞骨架重构,影响细胞的生物学行为,进而影响相关疾病的发生与发展。
Calponin family includes calponin (CaP) and smooth muscle 22 alpha (SM22α), which is characterized by an calponin homology (CH) domain and one or more copies of calponin-likc repeat (CLR). As actin-binding protein, CAP and SM22α arc associated with actin cytoskclcton remodelling via interacting with Factin, and arc involved in the regulation of cellular biological bchaviour in physiological and pathological conditions.