Actin, alpha skeletal muscle

Actin, alpha skeletal muscle is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ACTA1 gene.

ACTA1
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesACTA1, ACTA, ASMA, CFTD, CFTD1, CFTDM, MPFD, NEM1, NEM2, NEM3, Actin, alpha 1, SHPM, actin, alpha 1, skeletal muscle, actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle
External IDsOMIM: 102610 MGI: 87902 HomoloGene: 121702 GeneCards: ACTA1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

58

11459

Ensembl

ENSG00000143632

ENSMUSG00000031972

UniProt

P68133

P68134

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001100

NM_001272041
NM_009606

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001091

NP_001258970
NP_033736

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 229.43 – 229.43 MbChr 8: 124.62 – 124.62 Mb
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Actin alpha 1 which is expressed in skeletal muscle is one of six different actin isoforms which have been identified. Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in cell motility, structure and integrity. Alpha actins are a major constituent of the contractile apparatus.

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