NameActin, alpha cardiac muscle 1
Synonyms
  • ACTC
  • Alpha-cardiac actin
Gene NameACTC1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013449|Actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1
MCDDEETTALVCDNGSGLVKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDSYVGDEA
QSKRGILTLKYPIEHGIITNWDDMEKIWHHTFYNELRVAPEEHPTLLTEAPLNPKANREK
MTQIMFETFNVPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDSGDGVTHNVPIYEGYALPHAIMRL
DLAGRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFVTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFENEMATAASSSSLEK
SYELPDGQVITIGNERFRCPETLFQPSFIGMESAGIHETTYNSIMKCDIDIRKDLYANNV
LSGGTTMYPGIADRMQKEITALAPSTMKIKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWIS
KQEYDEAGPSIVHRKCF
Number of residues377
Molecular Weight42018.6
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • myosin binding
  • ATP binding
  • ATPase activity
Processes
  • actin filament-based movement
  • apoptotic process
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • actin-myosin filament sliding
  • actomyosin structure organization
  • heart contraction
  • cardiac muscle contraction
  • mesenchyme migration
  • skeletal muscle thin filament assembly
  • cardiac myofibril assembly
  • positive regulation of gene expression
  • response to ethanol
  • response to drug
  • cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis
  • muscle filament sliding
Components
  • sarcomere
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • actomyosin, actin portion
  • blood microparticle
  • cell body
  • focal adhesion
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane
  • filopodium
  • lamellipodium
  • extracellular space
  • I band
  • actin filament
General FunctionMyosin binding
Specific FunctionActins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP68032
UniProtKB Entry NameACTC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013450|Actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1 (ACTC1)
ATGTGTGACGACGAGGAGACCACCGCCCTGGTGTGCGACAACGGCTCTGGGCTGGTGAAG
GCCGGCTTTGCGGGCGATGACGCGCCCCGCGCTGTCTTCCCGTCCATCGTGGGCCGCCCG
CGGCACCAGGGAGTTATGGTGGGTATGGGTCAGAAGGACTCCTACGTAGGTGATGAAGCC
CAGAGCAAGAGAGGCATCCTGACCCTGAAGTATCCCATCGAGCATGGTATCATCACCAAC
TGGGACGACATGGAGAAGATCTGGCACCACACCTTCTACAATGAGCTCCGTGTGGCTCCC
GAGGAGCACCCCACCCTGCTCACAGAGGCCCCGCTGAACCCCAAGGCCAACCGGGAGAAG
ATGACTCAGATCATGTTTGAGACCTTCAATGTCCCTGCCATGTACGTGGCCATCCAGGCA
GTGCTATCCCTGTATGCTTCTGGCCGTACCACAGGCATTGTTCTGGACTCTGGGGATGGT
GTAACTCACAATGTCCCCATCTATGAGGGCTACGCTTTGCCCCATGCCATCATGCGTCTG
GATCTGGCTGGTCGGGACCTCACTGACTACCTCATGAAGATCCTCACTGAGCGTGGCTAC
TCCTTTGTCACCACTGCTGAACGTGAAATTGTCCGTGACATTAAAGAGAAGCTGTGCTAT
GTCGCCCTGGATTTTGAGAATGAGATGGCCACAGCTGCCTCTTCCTCCTCCCTGGAGAAG
AGCTATGAACTGCCTGATGGCCAAGTCATCACTATTGGCAATGAGCGCTTCCGCTGTCCT
GAGACACTCTTCCAGCCCTCCTTCATTGGTATGGAATCTGCTGGCATCCATGAAACAACT
TACAATAGCATCATGAAGTGTGACATTGATATCCGCAAGGACCTGTATGCCAACAATGTC
TTATCTGGAGGCACCACTATGTACCCTGGTATTGCTGATCGTATGCAGAAGGAAATCACT
GCTCTGGCTCCTAGCACCATGAAGATTAAGATTATTGCTCCCCCTGAGCGTAAATACTCT
GTCTGGATTGGGGGCTCCATCCTGGCCTCTCTGTCCACCTTCCAGCAAATGTGGATTAGC
AAGCAAGAGTACGATGAGGCAGGCCCATCCATTGTCCACCGCAAATGCTTCTAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:143
Chromosome Location15
LocusNot Available
References
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