Gene Information
Gene NameCAPG
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length348
Protein NamesMacrophage-capping protein (Actin regulatory protein CAP-G)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000042493 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP40121
Gene CardCAPG
Uniprot IDP40121
PfamPF00626
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.220737441)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CAPG ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CAPG ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CAPG ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CAPG ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Capg ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CAPG ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Capg ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CAPG ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSCIN, VILL
ParalogsVIL1, VILL, SCIN, SVIL, AVIL, FLII, GSN
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMacrophages and macrophage-like cells.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1J72  (X-ray  2.50A  1JHW  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs2229668  rs11539103  rs6886 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18266911}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Cell projection, lamellipodium {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24452}. Cell projection, ruffle {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24452}. Note=In macrophages, may be predominantly cytoplasmic. Nuclear localization was observed in fibroblasts. In macrophages, present at the membrane-cytoplasm interface. In activated macrophages, concentrated in the ruffles of the leading lamellipodia. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24452}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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