| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGCGCCCAGGGCCUCGGAGCAAGGCGUUGGCAGAUCUGAAGACAGCAUG… | 1233 nt | 0.5912 | |
| GAGAAGCCGGGUGGGGCAGGCUGGAAGGAAGACGAACCUACGAAGCAGA… | 1205 nt | 0.5900 | |
| GCAAACUCUGGAAGACCUUGGCUGAGGGUCUAGGUGGACUGUCUGAGAU… | 1247 nt | 0.5862 | |
| GAAGAAAGGAAAGUAGGAGUGUUGAAAGAUCUGAAGACAGCAUGUACAC… | 1228 nt | 0.5831 | |
| GAGAAGCCGGGUGGGGCAGGCUGGAAGGAAGACGAACCUACGAAGCAGA… | 1157 nt | 0.5877 | |
| GAGAAGCCGGGUGGGGCAGGCUGGAAGGAAGACGAACCUACGAAGCAGA… | 1250 nt | 0.5888 |
This gene encodes a member of the gelsolin/villin family of actin-regulatory proteins. The encoded protein reversibly blocks the barbed ends of F-actin filaments in a Ca2+ and phosphoinositide-regulated manner, but does not sever preformed actin filaments. By capping the barbed ends of actin filaments, the encoded protein contributes to the control of actin-based motility in non-muscle cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]
A study in mice demonstrated that monocyte chemotactic protein 2 (MCP-2) gene expression was upregulated at 3 days following a second-degree scald burn injury, as part of a broader chemotaxis-related response [Feezor et al. DOI:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00101.2003]. A study in mice demonstrated that in a closed head weight-drop model of mild traumatic brain injury, the transcript for the CAPG (Capg) was upregulated 3.8-fold in the injured ipsilateral neocortex three days post-injury, as identified via GeneChip microarray analysis and associated with cell projection biogenesis [Israelsson et al. DOI:10.1089/neu.2008.0676].