Cap Z protein
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Cap Z protein
[¦kap ¦zē ′prō‚tēn] (biochemistry)
A microfilament capping protein located in the Z line of skeletal muscle, made up of two subunits that selectively bind to the positive ends of actin filaments, stabilizing them and preventing depolymerization.
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