calponin homology (CH) domain found in molecule interacting with CasL protein 2 (MICAL-2), MICAL-3, and similar proteins
Molecule interacting with CasL protein (MICAL) is a large, multidomain, cytosolic protein with a single LIM domain, a calponin homology (CH) domain and a flavoprotein monooxygenase (MO) domain. In Drosophila, MICAL is expressed in axons, interacts with the neuronal A (PlexA) receptor and is required for Semaphorin 1a (Sema-1a)-PlexA-mediated repulsive axon guidance. The LIM and CH domains mediate interactions with the cytoskeleton, cytoskeletal adaptor proteins, and other signaling proteins. The flavoprotein MO is required for semaphorin-plexin repulsive axon guidance during axonal pathfinding in the Drosophila neuromuscular system. In addition, MICAL functions to interact with Rab13 and Rab8 to coordinate the assembly of tight junctions and adherens junctions in epithelial cells. Thus, MICAL is also called junctional Rab13-binding protein (JRAB). Members of this family, which includes MICAL-2, MICAL-3, and similar proteins, contain one CH domain. CH domains are actin filament (F-actin) binding motifs.
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