CAPZA1, Official Symbol CAPZA1provided by HGNC Official Full Name capping actin protein of muscle Z-line subunit alpha 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1488 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000116489 MIM:601580; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1488 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CAPZ; CAZ1; CAPPA1 Summary CAPZA1 is a member of the F-actin capping protein alpha subunit family. This gene encodes the alpha subunit of the barbed-end actin binding protein. The protein regulates growth of the actin filament by capping the barbed end of growing actin filaments. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in lymph node (RPKM 69.5), appendix (RPKM 61.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all