title: Actin cytoskeleton: putting a CAP on actin polymerization.
abstract: Two recent studies have identified a Drosophila homolog of cyclase-associated protein (CAP) as a developmentally important negative regulator of actin polymerization that may also directly mediate signal transduction.
authors.affiliation: Program in Molecular Medicine and the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Theurkauf
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001704:Biopolymers; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D001704:Biopolymers; C410502:Capt protein, Drosophila; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins