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Macrophage-capping protein

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Macrophage-capping protein (CAPG) also known as actin regulatory protein CAP-G is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CAPG gene.[5][6][7]

AliasesCAPG, AFCP, HEL-S-66, MCP, capping actin protein, gelsolin like
External IDsOMIM: 153615; MGI: 1098259; GeneCards: CAPG
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CAPG
Identifiers
AliasesCAPG, AFCP, HEL-S-66, MCP, capping actin protein, gelsolin like
External IDsOMIM: 153615; MGI: 1098259; GeneCards: CAPG
Available structures
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DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001042534
NM_001271395
NM_001271415
NM_007599

RefSeq (protein)

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 85.39 – 85.42 MbChr 6: 72.52 – 72.54 Mb
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Function

This gene encodes a member of the gelsolin/villin family of actin-regulatory proteins.[8] The encoded protein reversibly blocks the barbed ends of F-actin filaments in a Ca2+ and phosphoinositide-regulated manner, but does not sever preformed actin filaments. By capping the barbed ends of actin filaments, the encoded protein contributes to the control of actin-based motility in non-muscle cells. Alternatively, spliced transcript variants have been observed, but have not been fully described.[7]

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