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Actin Capping Proteins

Known as: Actin Filament Capping Proteins, Capping Protein, Actin, Actin Capping Protein 
Actin capping proteins are cytoskeletal proteins that bind to the ends of ACTIN FILAMENTS to regulate actin polymerization.
National Institutes of Health

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2010
2010
Activity‐dependent localization in spines of the F‐actin capping protein CapZ screened in a rat model of dementia
Actin reorganization in dendritic spines is hypothesized to underlie neuronal plasticity. Actin‐related proteins, therefore… 
2010
2010
Isolation of Nebulin from Rabbit Skeletal Muscle and Its Interaction with Actin
Nebulin is about 800 kDa filamentous protein that binds the entire thin filament of vertebrate skeletal muscle sarcomeres… 
2005
2005
Intracellular cAMP controls a physical association of V-1 with CapZ in cultured mammalian endocrine cells.
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Cytochalasin D can improve heterologous protein productivity in adherent Chinese hamster ovary cells.
We generated a series of adherent gene-amplified CHO clones expressing human secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) as a model for… 
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Actin filament uncapping localizes to ruffling lamellae and rocketing vesicles
Regulated actin filament assembly is critical for eukaryotic cell physiology. Actin filaments are polar structures, and those… 
2002
2002
Aberrant expression of centractin and capping proteins, integral constituents of the dynactin complex, in fetal down syndrome brain.
Down syndrome (DS, trisomy 21) is the most frequent genetic cause of mental retardation. Although known for more than a hundred… 
1997
1997
Identification of the binding site on S100B protein for the actin capping protein CapZ
The calcium‐binding protein S100B binds to several potential target proteins, but there is no detailed information showing the… 
1997
1997
Signal transduction pathways involving the small G proteins rac and Cdc42 and phosphoinositide kinases.
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Interaction of plant profilin with mammalian actin.
The mode of interaction of birch and bovine profilins with actin was compared using a number of techniques. Birch profilin was… 
1984
1984
Regulation of actin polymerization by non-polymerizable actin-like proteins
Three functionally distinct actin-capping proteins from the slime mould Physarum are structurally closely related to actin itself… 
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