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Facing up to Mena: Tes(ting) times for EVH1 domains

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Ena/VASP family members have a common binding interface on their EVH1 domains for FPPPP motifs in partner proteins. The finding that Tes, a protein lacking FPPPP motifs, competes specifically for the FPPPP ligand site on Mena, provides new insights into the differential regulation of Ena/VASP proteins.

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Figure 1: Competition for EVH1 domains of vertebrate Ena/VASP proteins between LIM domain- containing proteins and proteins containing FP4 motifs.
Figure 2: Modulation of Mena activity by Tes.

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