An alpaca single-domain antibody blocks filopodia formation by obstructing L-plastin-mediated F-actin bundling.

in FASEB Journal (2010), 24(1), 105-18

L-plastin, a conserved modular F-actin bundling protein, is ectopically expressed in tumor cells and contributes to cell malignancy and invasion. The underlying molecular mechanisms involved remain ... [more ▼]

L-plastin, a conserved modular F-actin bundling protein, is ectopically expressed in tumor cells and contributes to cell malignancy and invasion. The underlying molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear, in part, because specific inhibitors of L-plastin are lacking. We used recombinant alpaca-derived L-plastin single-domain antibodies (nanobodies) as effector of L-plastin function in cells. [less ▲]