alpha actin

Function: - major constituent of the muscle contractile apparatus Expression: found in muscle tissues

Specific

actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1; alpha-cardiac actin (ACTC1, ACTC) actin, aortic smooth muscle; alpha-actin-2; cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein (ACTA2, ACTSA, ACTVS, GIG46) actin, gamma-enteric smooth muscle; smooth muscle gamma-actin; gamma-2-actin; alpha-actin-3 (ACTG2, ACTA3, ACTL3, ACTSG) alpha-actin-1; actin, alpha skeletal muscle (ACTA1, ACTA)

Properties

COMPARTMENT: cytoplasm MOTIF: coiled coil

References

OMIM :accession 102540