Filamin A: A regulator of blood-testis barrier assembly during post-natal development

Document Type

Commentary

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

Filamins are a family of actin-binding proteins composed of filamin A, B and C. Besides their ability to induce perpendicular branching of F-actin filaments via their actin binding domains near the N-terminus, filamins can regulate multiple cellular functions because of their unique ability to recruit more than 90 protein binding partners to their primary sequences which are having highly diversified cellular functions. However, this family of proteins has not been examined in the testis until recently. Herein, we highlight recent findings in the field regarding the role of these proteins in cell epithelia, and based on recent data in the testis regarding their role on spermatogenesis, this review provides the basis for future functional studies.

DOI

10.4161/spmg.20223

Language

English

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