Urea denaturation of purified profilins monitored
by intrinsic fluorescence. (A) Mutants that are equal to or more stable
than C89S (●) were considered as stable, including
poly-l-proline binding mutants Y5A (▵), Y5D (□), Y120D
(▪), Y120A (▾), Y126D (○) and actin binding mutants Y79R (▿),
K81E (⋄), K81Y (−), P107Y (+), A111E (♦), and wild-type profilin
(▴). (B) Unstable mutants E42K(□) and L121R (○) denature at lower
urea concentrations than C89S (●) and wild-type profilin (▴).