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ACTN2 (NM_001103) - actinin alpha 2

Alpha-Actinin-2 Isoform 1

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Protein summary

This is preferred isoform of ACTN2 protein. View all 3 isoforms
ACTN2: alpha-actinin-2 isoform 1
Description:

Alpha actinins belong to the spectrin gene superfamily which represents a diverse group of cytoskeletal proteins, including the alpha and beta spectrins and dystrophins. Alpha actinin is an actin-binding protein with multiple roles in different cell types. In nonmuscle cells, the cytoskeletal isoform is found along microfilament bundles and adherens-type junctions, where it is involved in binding actin to the membrane. In contrast, skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle isoforms are localized to the Z-disc and analogous dense bodies, where they help anchor the myofibrillar actin filaments. This gene encodes a muscle-specific, alpha actinin isoform that is expressed in both skeletal and cardiac muscles. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013].

Strand
+
Chromosome
1
Protein
894 residues
All mutations
401
PTM sites
29
CDS
236,849,973 - 236,925,919
Transcription
236,849,753 - 236,927,927
3.47% of sequence is predicted to be disordered

External references

Mappings retrieved from NCBI & UniProt.
RefSeq
Entrez
gene: 88
UniProt
Ensembl