Capping protein (actin filament) muscle Z-line, alpha 1

Capping protein (actin filament) muscle Z-line, alpha 1

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Identifiers
Symbols CAPZA1; CAPPA1; CAPZ; CAZ1
External IDs OMIM601580 MGI106227 HomoloGene24376 GeneCards: CAPZA1 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 829 12340
Ensembl ENSG00000116489 ENSMUSG00000070372
UniProt P52907 Q3TLJ0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_006135 NM_009797.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_006126 NP_033927.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
113.16 – 113.21 Mb
Chr 3:
104.63 – 104.67 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CAPZA1 gene.[1][2][3]

CAPZA1 is a member of the F-actin capping protein alpha subunit family. This gene encodes the alpha subunit of the barbed-end actin binding protein.

Function

The protein regulates growth of the actin filament by capping the barbed end of growing actin filaments.[3]

References

  1. ^ Barron-Casella EA, Torres MA, Scherer SW, Heng HH, Tsui LC, Casella JF (Oct 1995). "Sequence analysis and chromosomal localization of human Cap Z. Conserved residues within the actin-binding domain may link Cap Z to gelsolin/severin and profilin protein families". J Biol Chem 270 (37): 21472–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.37.21472. PMID 7665558. 
  2. ^ Hart MC, Korshunova YO, Cooper JA (Apr 1997). "Mapping of the mouse actin capping protein alpha subunit genes and pseudogenes". Genomics 39 (3): 264–70. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.4506. PMID 9119363. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CAPZA1 capping protein (actin filament) muscle Z-line, alpha 1". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=829. 

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