The product of this gene belongs to the actin-binding proteins ADF (Actin-Depolymerizing Factor)/cofilin family.

This family of proteins is responsible for enhancing the turnover rate of actin in vivo.

Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene.

[2] The tertiary structure of destrin was determined by the use of triple-resonance multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR for short.

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