Adenylate Cyclase Associated Protein is an
actin-binding proteinActin-binding proteins are proteins that bind to actin. This may mean ability to bind actin monomers, or polymers, or both....
that was originally identified as a binding partner for
adenylate cyclaseAdenylate cyclase is a lyase enzyme. It is a part of the cAMP-dependent pathway-Types:There are ten known adenylate cyclases in mammals:* ADCY1* ADCY2* ADCY3* ADCY4* ADCY5...
. It binds
actinActin is a globular, roughly 42-kDa protein found in all eukaryotic cells where it may be present at concentrations of over 100 μM. It is also one of the most highly-conserved proteins, differing by no more than 20% in species as diverse as algae and humans...
monomers and sequesters them from the polymerization process. The
yeastYeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with about 1,500 species currently described; they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans. Most reproduce asexually by budding, although a few do so by binary fission...
ortholog of CAP is called Srv2.
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Adenylate Cyclase Associated Protein is an
actin-binding proteinActin-binding proteins are proteins that bind to actin. This may mean ability to bind actin monomers, or polymers, or both....
that was originally identified as a binding partner for
adenylate cyclaseAdenylate cyclase is a lyase enzyme. It is a part of the cAMP-dependent pathway-Types:There are ten known adenylate cyclases in mammals:* ADCY1* ADCY2* ADCY3* ADCY4* ADCY5...
. It binds
actinActin is a globular, roughly 42-kDa protein found in all eukaryotic cells where it may be present at concentrations of over 100 μM. It is also one of the most highly-conserved proteins, differing by no more than 20% in species as diverse as algae and humans...
monomers and sequesters them from the polymerization process. The
yeastYeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with about 1,500 species currently described; they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans. Most reproduce asexually by budding, although a few do so by binary fission...
ortholog of CAP is called Srv2.