title: Capping protein: new insights into mechanism and regulation.
abstract: Temporal and spatial control of the actin cytoskeleton are crucial for a range of eukaryotic cellular processes. Capping protein (CP), a ubiquitous highly conserved heterodimer, tightly caps the barbed (fast-growing) end of the actin filament and is an important component in the assembly of various actin structures, including the dynamic branched filament network at the leading edge of motile cells. New research into the molecular mechanism of how CP interacts with the actin filament in vitro and the function of CP in vivo, including discoveries of novel interactions of CP with other proteins, has greatly enhanced our understanding of the role of CP in regulating the actin cytoskeleton.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MI 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wear
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D051339:Actin Depolymerizing Factors; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D051345:Destrin; D006801:Humans; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D051339:Actin Depolymerizing Factors; D000199:Actins; D051345:Destrin; D008840:Microfilament Proteins