Recombinant Human Alpha-actinin-1 (ACTN1), Truncated

Uniprot Id

P12814

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ACTN1

Target Full Name

Alpha-actinin-1

Target Function

F-actin cross-linking protein which is thought to anchor actin to a variety of intracellular structures. This is a bundling protein.

Target Involvement

Bleeding disorder, platelet-type 15 (BDPLT15)

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line. Cell membrane. Cell junction. Cell projection, ruffle.

Target Protein Families

Alpha-actinin family

Target Synonyms

actinin 1 smooth muscle; Actinin alpha 1; actinin; alpha 1; ACTN 1; Actn1; ACTN1_HUMAN; Alpha Actinin 1; Alpha actinin cytoskeletal isoform; Alpha-actinin cytoskeletal isoform; Alpha-actinin-1; BDPLT15; F actin cross linking protein; F-actin cross-linking protein; FLJ40884; FLJ54432; Non muscle alpha actinin 1; Non-muscle alpha-actinin-1

Target Background

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 nonmuscle, cytoskeletal, alpha actinin isoform and maps to the same site as the structurally similar erythroid beta spectrin gene. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.