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Actin-binding proteins (also known as ABPs) are proteins that bind to
actin Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils. It is found in essentially all eukaryotic cells, where it may be present at a concentration of ...
. This may mean ability to bind actin monomers, or polymers, or both. Many actin-binding proteins, including α-actinin, β-spectrin, dystrophin, utrophin and fimbrin, do this through the actin-binding
calponin homology domain Calponin homology domain (or CH domain) is a family of actin binding domains found in both cytoskeletal proteins and signal transduction proteins. The domain is about 100 amino acids in length and is composed of four alpha helices. It comprise ...
. This is a list of
actin Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils. It is found in essentially all eukaryotic cells, where it may be present at a concentration of ...
-binding
protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residue (biochemistry), residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including Enzyme catalysis, catalysing metab ...
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* 25kDa * 25kDa ABP from aorta * 30akDA * 30bkDa * 34kDA * 45kDa * 110 kD dimer ABP * 110 kD (
Drebrin Drebrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''DBN1'' gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic actin-binding protein Actin-binding proteins (also known as ABPs) are proteins that bind to actin. This may mean ability to bi ...
) *
p53 p53, also known as tumor protein p53, cellular tumor antigen p53 (UniProt name), or transformation-related protein 53 (TRP53) is a regulatory transcription factor protein that is often mutated in human cancers. The p53 proteins (originally thou ...
* p58gag * p185neu * p116rip


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a-actinin Actinin is a microfilament protein. The functional protein is an anti-parallel dimer, which cross-links the thin filaments in adjacent sarcomeres, and therefore coordinates contractions between sarcomeres in the horizontal axis. Alpha-actinin is a ...
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Abl ABL may refer to: Aviation * Airborne Laser, a weapons system designed for use by the United States military * Air Busan of South Korea (ICAO airline code) * IATA airport code for Ambler Airport in State of Alaska, USA Companies, groups, organiz ...
* ABLIM *Actin-Interacting MAPKKK Ssk2p * ABP120 * ABP140 * Abp1p * ABP280 (
Filamin Filamins are a class of proteins that hold two actin filaments at large angles. Filamin protein in mammals is made up of an actin-binding domain at its N-terminus that is followed by 24 immunoglobulin-like repeat modules of roughly 95 amino acids ...
) * ABP50 (EF-1a) * Acan 125 (Carmil) *
ActA Acta or ACTA may refer to: Institutions * Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, an intellectual property trade agreement * Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments, a standards organization for terminal equipment such as registered jacks * A ...
* Actibind *
Actin Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils. It is found in essentially all eukaryotic cells, where it may be present at a concentration of ...
* Actinfilin * Actinogelin * Actin-regulating kinases * Actin-Related Proteins * Actobindin * Actolinkin * Actopaxin * Actophorin * Acumentin (= L-
plastin Plastin is part of a family of actin-bundling proteins, specifically the Actinin, α-actinin family of actin-binding protein, which are found in many lifeforms, from humans and other animals to plants and yeasts. These proteins are known to cross-li ...
) * Adducin * ADF/Cofilin * Adseverin (scinderin) *
Afadin Afadin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''AFDN'' gene. Function Afadin is a Ras (see HRAS; MIM 190020) target that regulates cell–cell adhesions downstream of Ras activation. It is fused with MLL (MIM 159555) in leukemias caused ...
* AFAP-110 * Affixin * Aginactin * AIP1 *
Aldolase Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase (), often just aldolase, is an enzyme catalyzing a reversible reaction that splits the aldol, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, into the triose phosphates dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphat ...
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Angiogenin Angiogenin (ANG) also known as ribonuclease 5 is a small 123 amino acid protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ANG'' gene. Angiogenin is a potent stimulator of new blood vessels through the process of angiogenesis. Ang hydrolyzes cellular R ...
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Anillin Anillin is a conserved protein implicated in cytoskeletal dynamics during cellularization and cytokinesis. The ''ANLN'' gene in humans and the scraps gene in ''Drosophila'' encode Anillin. In 1989, anillin was first isolated in embryos of ''Dro ...
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Annexins Annexin is a common name for a group of cellular proteins. They are mostly found in eukaryotic organisms (animals, plants and fungi). In humans, the annexins are found inside the cell. However some annexins (Annexin A1, Annexin A2, and Annexin A ...
* Aplyronine * Archvillin (isoform of
Supervillin Supervillin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SVIL'' gene. Function This gene encodes a bipartite protein with distinct Amino-terminal, amino- and carboxy-terminal domains. The amino-terminus contains nuclear localization signals ...
) * Arginine kinase *
Arp2/3 complex Arp2/3 complex (Actin Related Protein 2/3 complex) is a seven-subunit protein complex that plays a major role in the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. It is a major component of the actin cytoskeleton and is found in most actin cytoskeleton ...


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Band 4.1 Protein 4.1, (Erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1), is a protein associated with the cytoskeleton that in humans is encoded by the ''EPB41'' gene. Protein 4.1 is a major structural element of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton. It plays a key ...
* Band 4.9 ( Dematin) * b-actinin * b-Cap73 * Bifocal * Bistramide A *
BPAG1 Dystonin (DST), also known as bullous pemphigoid antigen 1 (BPAG1), isoforms 1/2/3/4/5/8, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''DST'' gene. This gene encodes a member of the plakin protein family of adhesion junction plaque proteins. ...
* Brevin (
Gelsolin Gelsolin is an actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly. Gelsolin is one of the most potent members of the actin-severing gelsolin/villin superfamily, as it severs with nearly 100% efficiency. Cellu ...
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C

* c-Abl * Calpactin (
Annexin Annexin is a common name for a group of cellular proteins. They are mostly found in eukaryotic organisms (animals, plants and fungi). In humans, the annexins are found inside the cell. However some annexins (Annexin A1, Annexin A2, and Annexin A ...
) * CHO1 *
Cortactin Cortactin (from "''cortical actin'' binding protein") is a monomeric protein located in the cytoplasm of cells that can be activated by external stimuli to promote polymerization and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, especially the actin c ...
* CamKinase II *
Calponin Calponin is a calcium binding protein. Calponin tonically inhibits the ATPase activity of myosin in smooth muscle. Phosphorylation of calponin by a protein kinase, which is dependent upon calcium binding to calmodulin, releases the calponin's ...
* Chondramide * Cortexillin *
CAP A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. The origin of the word "cap" comes from the Old French word "chapeau" which means "head co ...
* Caltropin * CH-ILKBP * CPb3 * Cap100 * Calvasculin * Ciboulot * Coactosin * CAP23 * CARMIL * Acan125 *
Cingulin Cingulin (CGN; from the Latin ''cingere'' “to form a belt around”) is a cytosolic protein encoded by the ''CGN'' gene in humans localized at tight junctions (TJs) of vertebrate epithelial and endothelial cells. Discovery Cingulin was orig ...
* Cytovillin (
Ezrin Ezrin also known as cytovillin or villin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''EZR'' gene. Structure The N-terminus of ezrin contains a FERM domain which is further subdivided into three subdomains. The C-terminus contains an ...
) * CapZ/Capping Protein * a-Catenin *
Cofilin ADF/cofilin is a family of actin-binding proteins associated with the rapid depolymerization of Actin, actin microfilaments that give actin its characteristic dynamic instability. This dynamic instability is central to actin's role in muscle cont ...
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CR16 CompactRISC is a family of instruction set architectures from National Semiconductor. The architectures are designed according to reduced instruction set computing principles, and are mainly used in microcontroller A microcontroller (MC, uC, o ...
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Caldesmon Caldesmon is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''CALD1'' gene. Caldesmon is a calmodulin binding protein. Like calponin, caldesmon tonically inhibits the ATPase activity of myosin in smooth muscle. This gene encodes a calmodulin- and ...
* CCT * Comitin * Calicin * Centuarin * Coronin


D

* DBP40 *
Drebrin Drebrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''DBN1'' gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic actin-binding protein Actin-binding proteins (also known as ABPs) are proteins that bind to actin. This may mean ability to bi ...
* Dematin (Band 4.9) * Dynacortin *
Destrin Destrin or DSTN (also known as actin depolymerizing factor or ADF) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''DSTN'' gene. Destrin is a component protein in microfilaments. The product of this gene belongs to the actin-binding proteins ADF ...
(ADF/cofilin) * Dystonins *
Diaphanous In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable scattering of light. On a macroscopic scale (one in which the dimensions a ...
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Dystroglycan Dystroglycan is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''DAG1'' gene. Dystroglycan is one of the dystrophin-associated glycoproteins, which is encoded by a 5.5 kb transcript in ''Homo sapiens'' on chromosome 3. There are two exons that are ...
*
DNase I Deoxyribonuclease I (usually called DNase I), is an endonuclease of the DNase family coded by the human gene DNASE1. DNase I is a nuclease that cleaves DNA preferentially at phosphodiester linkages adjacent to a pyrimidine nucleotide, yielding 5 ...
*
Dystrophin Dystrophin is a rod-shaped cytoplasmic protein, and a vital part of a protein complex that connects the cytoskeleton of a muscle fiber to the surrounding extracellular matrix through the cell membrane. This complex is variously known as the costa ...
* Doliculide * Dolastatins


E

*EAST * Endossin * EF-1a (ABP50) *
Eps15 Epidermal growth factor receptor substrate 15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''EPS15'' gene In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucle ...
* EF-1b * EPLIN * EF-2 *
Epsin Epsins are a family of highly conserved membrane proteins that are important in creating membrane curvature. Epsins contribute to membrane deformations like endocytosis, and block vesicle formation during mitosis. Structure Epsin contains var ...
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EGF receptor The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; ErbB-1; HER1 in humans) is a transmembrane protein that is a receptor for members of the epidermal growth factor family (EGF family) of extracellular protein ligands. The epidermal growth factor recept ...
* ERK * ENC-1 * ERM proteins (
ezrin Ezrin also known as cytovillin or villin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''EZR'' gene. Structure The N-terminus of ezrin contains a FERM domain which is further subdivided into three subdomains. The C-terminus contains an ...
,
radixin Radixin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''RDX'' gene. Radixin is a cytoskeletal protein that may be important in linking actin Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoske ...
,
moesin Moesin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MSN'' gene. Moesin (for membrane-organizing extension spike protein) is a member of the ERM protein family which includes ezrin and radixin. ERM proteins appear to function as cross-linkers ...
, plus
merlin The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of UK Re ...
) * END3p *
Ezrin Ezrin also known as cytovillin or villin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''EZR'' gene. Structure The N-terminus of ezrin contains a FERM domain which is further subdivided into three subdomains. The C-terminus contains an ...
(the E of
ERM protein family The ERM protein family consists of three closely related proteins, ezrin, radixin and moesin. The three paralogs, ezrin, radixin and moesin, are present in vertebrates, whereas other species have only one ERM gene. Therefore, in vertebrates these ...
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F

* F17R * Fodrin (spectrin) *
Fascin Fascin is an actin bundling protein. Species and tissue distribution It is a 54–58 kilodalton monomeric actin filament bundling protein originally isolated from sea urchin egg but also found in ''Drosophila'' and vertebrates, includi ...
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Formins Formins (formin homology proteins) are a group of proteins that are involved in the polymerization of actin and associate with the fast-growing end (barbed end) of actin filaments. Most formins are Rho-GTPase effector proteins. Formins re ...
* Fessilin * Frabin *
FHL3 Four and a half LIM domains protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''FHL3'' gene. LIM proteins are defined by the possession of a highly conserved double zinc finger motif called the LIM domain. Function FHL3 plays a role in ...
* Fragmin * Fhos *
FLNA Filamin A, alpha (FLNA) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''FLNA'' gene. Structure The structure of Filamin A, alpha includes an actin binding N terminal domain, 24 internal repeats and 2 hinge regions. Function Actin-binding p ...
(filamin A) *
Fimbrin Fimbrin also known as is plastin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PLS1 gene. Fimbrin is an actin cross-linking protein important in the formation of filopodia. Structure Fimbrin belongs to the calponin homology (CH) domain sup ...
(plastin)


G

* GAP43 * Glycogenins * Gas2 *
G-proteins G proteins, also known as guanine nucleotide-binding proteins, are a family of proteins that act as molecular switches inside cells, and are involved in transmitting signals from a variety of stimuli outside a cell to its interior. Their ...
* Gastrin-Binding Protein * Gelactins I-IV * Gelsolins * Girdin *
Glucokinase Glucokinase () is an enzyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. Glucokinase is expressed in cells of the liver and pancreas of humans and most other vertebrates. In each of these organs it plays an important ro ...


H

* Harmonin b * Hrp36 *
Hexokinase A hexokinase is an enzyme that irreversibly phosphorylates hexoses (six-carbon sugars), forming hexose phosphate. In most organisms, glucose is the most important substrate for hexokinases, and glucose-6-phosphate is the most important p ...
* Hrp65-2 * Hectochlorin * HS1 (actin binding protein) * Helicase II *
Hsp27 Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) also known as heat shock protein beta-1 (HSPB1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HSPB1'' gene. Hsp27 is a chaperone of the sHsp (small heat shock protein) group among α- crystallin, Hsp20, and ot ...
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HIP1 Huntingtin-interacting protein 1 also known as HIP-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIP1 gene. Hip-1 is a protein that interacts with the huntingtin protein. It is known to contain a domain homologous to the death effector domains ...
(Huntingtin Interacting protein 1) *
Hsp70 The 70 kilodalton heat shock proteins (Hsp70s or DnaK) are a family of conserved ubiquitously expressed heat shock proteins. Proteins with similar structure exist in virtually all living organisms and play crucial roles in the development of can ...
* Histactophilin *
Hsp90 Hsp90 (heat shock protein 90) is a chaperone (protein), chaperone protein that assists other proteins to protein folding, fold properly, stabilizes proteins against heat stress, and aids in protein degradation. It also stabilizes a number of ...
* Histidine rich protein II * Hsp100


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Inhibitor of apoptosis Inhibitors of apoptosis are a group of proteins that mainly act on the intrinsic pathway that block programmed cell death, which can frequently lead to cancer or other effects for the cell if mutated or improperly regulated. Many of these inhibito ...
(IAP) * Insertin * Interaptin * IP3Kinase A (Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase A) *
IQGAP IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein (IQGAP) is a carrier protein. It is associated with the Rho GTP-binding protein. Genes * IQGAP1 Ras GTPase-activating-like protein IQGAP1 (IQGAP1) also known as p195 is a ubiquitously expressed pr ...
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Integrins Integrins are transmembrane receptors that help cell–cell and cell– extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion. Upon ligand binding, integrins activate signal transduction pathways that mediate cellular signals such as regulation of the cell cycle, ...


J

* Jaspisamide A * Jasplakinolide


K

* Kabiramide C * Kaptin * Kettin *
Kelch protein Kelch proteins (and Kelch-like proteins) are a widespread group of proteins that contain multiple Kelch motifs. The kelch domain generally occurs as a set of five to seven kelch tandem repeats that form a β-propeller tertiary structure. Kelc ...


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5-Lipoxygenase Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase, also known as ALOX5, 5-lipoxygenase, 5-LOX, or 5-LO, is a non-heme iron-containing enzyme (EC 1.13.11.34) that in humans is encoded by the ''ALOX5'' gene. Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase is a member of the lipoxygenase fa ...
* Limatin * Lim Kinases * Lim Proteins * L-plastin * Lymphocyte Specific Protein 1 (LSP1)


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MACF1 Microtubule-actin cross-linking factor 1, isoforms 1/2/3/5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MACF1'' gene. MACF1 encodes a large protein containing numerous spectrin and leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domains. MACF1 is a member of a fami ...
* MacMARKS *
Mena The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region which comprises the Middle East (also called West Asia) and North Africa together ...
* Myopodin *
MAP1A Microtubule-associated protein 1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MAP1A'' gene. Function This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated protein family. The proteins of this family are thought to be invol ...
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Merlin The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of UK Re ...
(related to the ERM proteins) *
Myosins Myosins () are a family of motor proteins (though most often protein complexes) best known for their roles in muscle contraction and in a wide range of other motility processes in eukaryotes. They are ATP-dependent and responsible for actin-bas ...
* MAP-1C * Metavinculin *
Moesin Moesin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MSN'' gene. Moesin (for membrane-organizing extension spike protein) is a member of the ERM protein family which includes ezrin and radixin. ERM proteins appear to function as cross-linkers ...
(the M of ERM proteins) *
Myosin light chain kinase Myosin light-chain kinase also known as MYLK or MLCK is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that phosphorylates a specific myosin light chain, namely, the regulatory light chain of myosin II. General structural features While there ar ...
* MAL * Mip-90 * Myosin Light Chain A1 *
MARKS Marks may refer to: Business * Mark's, a Canadian retail chain * Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain * Collective trade marks A collective trademark, collective trade mark, or collective mark is a trademark owned by an organization (such ...
* MIM * MAYP * Mycalolide (a macroglide drug) * Mayven *
Myelin basic protein Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a protein important in the process of myelination of nerves in the nervous system. The myelin sheath is a multi-layered membrane, unique to the nervous system, that functions as an insulator to greatly increase the ve ...


N

* Naphthylphthalamic acid binding protein (NPA) N-RAP *
Nebulin Nebulin is an actin-binding protein which is localized to the thin filament of the sarcomeres in skeletal muscle. Nebulin in humans is coded for by the gene ''NEB''. It is a very large protein (600–900 kDa) and binds as many as 200 actin monome ...
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N-WASP Neural Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''WASL'' gene. The Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) family of proteins share similar domain structure, and are involved in transduction of signals from rece ...
* Neurabin *Nullo *
Neurexins Neurexins (NRXN) are a family of presynaptic cell adhesion proteins that have roles in connecting neurons at the synapse. They are located mostly on the presynaptic membrane and contain a single transmembrane domain. The extracellular domai ...
* Neurocalcin * Nexillin


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* OYE2


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Palladin Palladin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PALLD'' gene. Palladin is a component of actin-containing microfilaments that control cell shape, adhesion, and contraction. Discovery Palladin was characterised independently by two r ...
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Plastin Plastin is part of a family of actin-bundling proteins, specifically the Actinin, α-actinin family of actin-binding protein, which are found in many lifeforms, from humans and other animals to plants and yeasts. These proteins are known to cross-li ...
* p30 *
PAK Pak or PAK may refer to: Places * Pakistan (country code PAK) * Pak, Afghanistan * Pakpak Bharat, a regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia * Pak Island, in the Admiralty Islands group of Papua New Guinea * Pak Tea House, a café in Lahore, Punj ...
(p21-activated Kinase) *
Plectin Plectin is a giant protein found in nearly all mammalian cells which acts as a link between the three main components of the cytoskeleton: actin microfilaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments. In addition, plectin links the cytoskeleto ...
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p47PHOX Neutrophil cytosol factor 1, also known as p47phox, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''NCF1'' gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene is a 47 kDa cytosolic subunit of neutrophil NADPH oxidase. This oxidase is a multicompo ...
* Parvin (actopaxin) *
Prefoldin Prefoldin (GimC) is a superfamily of proteins used in protein folding complexes. It is classified as a heterohexameric molecular chaperone (protein), chaperone in both archaea and eukarya, including humans. A prefoldin molecule works as a transfe ...
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p53 p53, also known as tumor protein p53, cellular tumor antigen p53 (UniProt name), or transformation-related protein 53 (TRP53) is a regulatory transcription factor protein that is often mutated in human cancers. The p53 proteins (originally thou ...
* PASK (Proline, Alanine rich Ste20 related Kinase) * Presenilin I *p58 *
Phalloidin Phalloidin belongs to a class of toxins called phallotoxins, which are found in the death cap mushroom ''( Amanita phalloides)''. It is a rigid bicyclic heptapeptide that is lethal after a few days when injected into the bloodstream. The major s ...
(not a protein; a small cyclic peptide) *
Profilin Profilin is an actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic turnover and reconstruction of the actin cytoskeleton. It is found in most eukaryotic organisms. Profilin is important for spatially and temporally controlled growth of actin microfila ...
* p185neu * Ponticulin *
Protein kinase C In cell biology, protein kinase C, commonly abbreviated to PKC (EC 2.7.11.13), is a family of protein kinase enzymes that are involved in controlling the function of other proteins through the phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of serine and t ...
* Porin * P.IB * Prk1p (actin regulating kinase)


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Radixin Radixin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''RDX'' gene. Radixin is a cytoskeletal protein that may be important in linking actin Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoske ...
(the R of ERM proteins) *
Rapsyn 43 kDa receptor-associated protein of the synapse (rapsyn) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''RAPSN'' gene. Function This protein belongs to a family of proteins that are receptor associated proteins of the synapse. It contains a ...
* Rhizopodin * RPL45 *
RTX toxin The RTX toxin superfamily is a group of cytolysins and cytotoxins produced by bacteria. There are over 1000 known members with a variety of functions. The RTX family is defined by two common features: characteristic repeats in the toxin protein s ...
(Vibrio cholerae) * RVS 167


S

* Sac6 * Sla1p * Srv2 (CAP) * S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase, (SAHH) * Sla2p *
Synaptopodin Synaptopodin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SYNPO'' gene In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribe ...
* Scinderin (adseverin) * Synapsins * Scruin *
Spectrin Spectrin is a cytoskeletal protein that lines the intracellular side of the plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells. Spectrin forms pentagonal or hexagonal arrangements, forming a scaffold and playing an important role in maintenance of plasma mem ...
*Severin * Spectraplakins * SVSII *
Shot Shot may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Shot'' (album), by The Jesus Lizard *''Shot, Illusion, New God'', an EP by Gruntruck *'' Shot Rev 2.0'', a video album by The Sisters of Mercy * "Shot" (song), by The Rasmus * ''Shot'' (2017 ...
(Short stop) *
Spire A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spire ...
* Shroom * Smitin (Smooth Musc.Titin) *
Supervillin Supervillin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SVIL'' gene. Function This gene encodes a bipartite protein with distinct Amino-terminal, amino- and carboxy-terminal domains. The amino-terminus contains nuclear localization signals ...
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SipA Sipa (literally, "kick") is the Philippines' Traditional games in the Philippines, traditional native sport which predates the Spanish rule. The game is related to Sepak Takraw. Similar games include Footbag net, Footvolley, Bossaball and Jia ...
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Smoothelin Smoothelin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SMTN'' gene. This gene encodes a structural protein that is found exclusively in contractile smooth muscle cells. It associates with stress fibers and constitutes part of the cytoskeleton ...
* Sucrose synthetase *
SipC The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC ) is a federally mandated, non-profit, member-funded, United States government corporation created under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) of 1970 that mandates membership of most ...
* Sra-1 * Spinophilin * Ssk2p * Swinholide


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Talin protein Talin may refer to: Places * Talin, Armenia, a city * Tálín, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Tallinn, capital of Estonia * Talin, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province * Talin, Syria, a village in Tartus Governorate Other ...
* Toxophilin * Twinfilin *
Tau Tau (; uppercase Τ, lowercase τ or \boldsymbol\tau; ) is the nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless alveolar plosive, voiceless dental or alveolar plosive . In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 300 ...
* Trabeculin *Twinstar *
TCP-1 HSP60, also known as chaperonins (Cpn), is a family of heat shock proteins originally sorted by their 60kDa molecular mass. They prevent misfolding of proteins during stressful situations such as high heat, by assisting protein folding. HSP60 be ...
* Transgelin * Transgelin 2 * Transgelin 3 *
Tensin Tensin was first identified as a 220 kDa multi-domain protein localized to the specialized regions of plasma membrane called integrin-mediated focal adhesions (which are formed around a transmembrane core of an αβ integrin heterodimer). Genome se ...
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Tropomodulin Tropomodulin (TMOD) is a protein which binds and caps the minus end of actin (the "pointed" end), regulating the length of actin filaments in muscle and non-muscle cells. The protein functions by physically blocking the spontaneous dissociation of ...
* Thymosin *
Tropomyosin Tropomyosin is a two-stranded alpha-helical, coiled coil protein found in many animal and fungal cells. In animals, it is an important component of the muscular system which works in conjunction with troponin to regulate muscle contraction. It ...
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Titin Titin (; also called connectin) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TTN'' gene. The protein, which is over 1 μm in length, functions as a molecular spring that is responsible for the passive elasticity of muscle. It comprises 2 ...
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Troponin Troponin, or the troponin complex, is a complex of three regulatory proteins (troponin C, troponin I, and troponin T) that are integral to muscle contraction in skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle, but not smooth muscle. Measurements of cardiac-spe ...
* TOR2 * Tubulin bIV


U

* Ulapualide * Utrophin * Unc-87 * Unc-60 ( ADF/cofilins)


V

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VASP Viação Aérea São Paulo S/A (São Paulo Airways), better known as VASP, was an airline with its head office in the VASP Building on the grounds of São Paulo–Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. It had main bases at São Paulo's two m ...
* Vav * Verprolin * VDAC * Vibrio cholerae RTX toxin *
Villin Villin-1 is a 92.5 kDa tissue-specific actin-binding protein associated with the actin core bundle of the brush border. Villin-1 is encoded by the ''VIL1'' gene. Villin-1 contains multiple gelsolin-like domains capped by a small (8.5 kDa) "headp ...
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Vinculin In mammalian cells, vinculin is a membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques that is involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton. Vinculin is a cytoskeletal protein associated with cell-cell and cell ...
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Vitamin D-binding protein Vitamin D-binding protein (DBP), also/originally known as gc-globulin (group-specific component), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''GC'' gene. DBP is genetically the oldest member of the albuminoid family and appeared early in the ev ...


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WASp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...


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* Y-box proteins * YpkA (YopO)


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Zo-1 Tight junction protein ZO-1 also known as Zonula Occludens-1 (ZO-1), is a 220-kD peripheral membrane protein that is encoded by the ''TJP1'' gene in humans. It belongs to the family of ''zonula occludens proteins'' (ZO-1, ZO-2, and ZO-3), which ...
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Zyxin ZYX is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ZYX'' gene. Function Focal adhesions are actin-rich structures that enable cells to adhere to the extracellular matrix and at which protein complexes involved in signal transduction assemble ...


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Cytoskeletal drugs Cytoskeletal drugs are small molecules that interact with actin or tubulin. These drugs can act on the cytoskeletal components within a cell in three main ways. Some cytoskeletal drugs stabilize a component of the cytoskeleton, such as taxol, which ...


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