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barbed-end actin filament capping

Known as: F-actin capping activity, actin capping activity, barbed-end actin capping activity 
The binding of a protein or protein complex to the barbed (or plus) end of an actin filament, thus preventing the addition, exchange or removal of… 
National Institutes of Health

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Actinsnegative regulation of barbed-end actin filament capping

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
FHOD1 is a combined actin filament capping and bundling factor that selectively associates with actin arcs and stress fibers
Summary Formins are actin polymerization factors that are known to nucleate and elongate actin filaments at the barbed end. In… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
The human erythrocyte plasma membrane: a Rosetta Stone for decoding membrane-cytoskeleton structure.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Structural basis and evolutionary origin of actin filament capping by twinfilin
Dynamic reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton is essential for motile and morphological processes in all eukaryotic cells. One… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Single Molecule Kinetic Analysis of Actin Filament Capping
We investigated how heterodimeric capping proteins bind to and dissociate from the barbed ends of actin filaments by observing… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Structural basis of actin filament capping at the barbed‐end: a cryo‐electron microscopy study
The intracellular distribution and migration of many protein complexes and organelles is regulated by the dynamics of the actin… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mammalian CARMIL inhibits actin filament capping by capping protein.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The fission yeast cytokinesis formin Cdc12p is a barbed end actin filament capping protein gated by profilin
Cytokinesis in most eukaryotes requires the assembly and contraction of a ring of actin filaments and myosin II. The fission… 
1996
1996
Purification and properties of a Ca(2+)-independent barbed-end actin filament capping protein, CapZ, from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
In human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), changes in the actin architecture are critical for the shape changes required for… 
1985
1985
Equilibrium constant for binding of an actin filament capping protein to the barbed end of actin filaments.
Depolymerization of treadmilling actin filaments by a capping protein isolated from bovine brain was used for determination of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Actin filament capping protein from bovine brain.
An actin filament capping protein has been purified from bovine brain. The protein has a native mol. wt. of 63 kilodaltons (kd… 
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