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Facts about F-actin-uncapping protein LRRC16A.
Plays a role in lamellipodial protrusion formations and cell migration (PubMed:19846667). .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CARMIL1 |
| Uniprot: | Q5VZK9 |
| Entrez: | 55604 |

| Belongs to: |
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| CARMIL family |

F-actin-uncapping protein LRRC16A
Mass (kDA):
151.557 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6p22.2 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (25279374..25620530) |
Expressed in lung, placenta, small intestine, liver, thymus, colon, skeletal muscle, heart and brain. Higher expression in kidney.
Cytoplasm. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell membrane. Cell projection, lamellipodium. Found on macropinosomes (PubMed:19846667). Colocalized with heterodimeric capping protein (CP) and F-actin in lamellipodia but not with F-actin in stress fibers (PubMed:19846667).


PMID: 19846667 by Liang Y., et al. Distinct roles for CARMIL isoforms in cell migration.
PMID: 16054028 by Yang C., et al. Mammalian CARMIL inhibits actin filament capping by capping protein.