first calponin homology (CH) domain found in the parvin family
The parvin family includes alpha-parvin, beta-parvin, and gamma-parvin. Alpha-parvin, also called actopaxin, calponin-like integrin-linked kinase-binding protein (CH-ILKBP), or matrix-remodeling-associated protein 2, plays a role in sarcomere organization and in smooth muscle cell contraction. It is required for normal development of the embryonic cardiovascular system, and for normal septation of the heart outflow tract. Beta-parvin, also called affixin, is an adapter protein that plays a role in integrin signaling via ILK and in activation of the GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1 by guanine exchange factors, such as ARHGEF6. Both alpha-parvin and beta-parvin are involved in the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and the formation of lamellipodia, and both play roles in cell adhesion, cell spreading, establishment or maintenance of cell polarity, and cell migration. Gamma-parvin probably plays a role in the regulation of cell adhesion and cytoskeleton organization. Members of this family contain two copies of the CH domain. This model corresponds to the first CH domain. CH domains are actin filament (F-actin) binding motifs.
cd21221 is part of a hierarchy of related CD models. Use the graphical representation to navigate this hierarchy. cd21221 is a member of the superfamily cl00030