CapZ

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noun

A protein that caps the barbed (plus) end of actin filaments in muscle cells. It is located in the Z band of the muscle sarcomere.

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Meanings

nounCapZ (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemolecular biologyA protein that caps the barbed (plus) end of actin filaments in muscle cells. It is located in the Z band of the muscle sarcomere.
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