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CapZ Actin Capping Protein

Known as: CapZ Protein, Cap Z Protein, CapZ Actin Capping Protein [Chemical/Ingredient] 
An actin capping protein that binds to the barbed-ends of ACTIN filaments. It is a heterodimer consisting of an alpha and a beta subunit. It… Expand
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
CapZ regulates autophagosomal membrane shaping by promoting actin assembly inside the isolation membrane
A fundamental question regarding autophagosome formation is how the shape of the double-membrane autophagosomal vesicle is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
A Mechanical Checkpoint Controls Multicellular Growth through YAP/TAZ Regulation by Actin-Processing Factors
Key cellular decisions, such as proliferation or growth arrest, typically occur at spatially defined locations within tissues… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
WASH and WAVE actin regulators of the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family are controlled by analogous structurally related complexes
We recently showed that the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family member, WASH, localizes to endosomal subdomains and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Actin disassembly by cofilin, coronin, and Aip1 occurs in bursts and is inhibited by barbed-end cappers
Turnover of actin filaments in cells requires rapid actin disassembly in a cytoplasmic environment that thermodynamically favors… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Ena/VASP proteins: regulators of the actin cytoskeleton and cell migration.
Ena/VASP proteins are a conserved family of actin regulatory proteins made up of EVH1, EVH2 domains, and a proline-rich central… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Crystal structure of CapZ: structural basis for actin filament barbed end capping.
Capping protein, a heterodimeric protein composed of alpha and beta subunits, is a key cellular component regulating actin… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Ezrin has a COOH-terminal actin-binding site that is conserved in the ezrin protein family
Ezrin, previously also known as cytovillin, p81, and 80K, is a cytoplasmic protein enriched in microvilli and other cell surface… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Control of actin polymerization in live and permeabilized fibroblasts
We have investigated the spatial control of actin polymerization in fibroblasts using rhodamine-labeled muscle actin in; (a… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton in yeast capping protein mutants
CAPPING protein controls the addition of actin subunits to the barbed end of actin filaments and nucleates actin polymerization… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Effects of CapZ, an actin capping protein of muscle, on the polymerization of actin.
We have studied the interaction of CapZ, a barbed-end actin capping protein from the Z line of skeletal muscle, with actin. CapZ… Expand
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