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Nature Cell Biology 6, 1180–1188 (1 December 2004) | doi:10.1038/ncb1199

Eps8 controls actin-based motility by capping the barbed ends of actin filaments

Andrea Disanza , Marie-France Carlier , Theresia E. B. Stradal , Dominique Didry , Emanuela Frittoli , Stefano Confalonieri , Assunta Croce , Jurgen Wehland , Pier Paolo Di Fiore & Giorgio Scita

Actin filament barbed-end capping proteins are essential for cell motility, as they regulate the growth of actin filaments to generate propulsive force. One family of capping proteins, whose prototype is gelsolin, shares modular architecture, mechanism of action, and regulation through signalling-dependent mechanisms, such as Ca2+ or phosphatidylinositol-4,5-phosphate binding.