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NameActin, alpha skeletal muscle
Synonyms
  • ACTA
  • Alpha-actin-1
Gene NameACTA1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016680|Actin, alpha skeletal muscle
MCDEDETTALVCDNGSGLVKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDSYVGDEA
QSKRGILTLKYPIEHGIITNWDDMEKIWHHTFYNELRVAPEEHPTLLTEAPLNPKANREK
MTQIMFETFNVPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDSGDGVTHNVPIYEGYALPHAIMRL
DLAGRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFVTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFENEMATAASSSSLEK
SYELPDGQVITIGNERFRCPETLFQPSFIGMESAGIHETTYNSIMKCDIDIRKDLYANNV
MSGGTTMYPGIADRMQKEITALAPSTMKIKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWIT
KQEYDEAGPSIVHRKCF
Number of residues377
Molecular Weight42050.67
Theoretical pI5.05
GO Classification
Functions
  • ADP binding
  • ATP binding
  • myosin binding
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Processes
  • response to mechanical stimulus
  • response to extracellular stimulus
  • positive regulation of gene expression
  • skeletal muscle fiber adaptation
  • muscle contraction
  • response to lithium ion
  • response to steroid hormone
  • muscle filament sliding
  • cell growth
  • mesenchyme migration
  • skeletal muscle thin filament assembly
  • skeletal muscle fiber development
Components
  • filopodium
  • lamellipodium
  • extracellular space
  • sarcomere
  • actin cytoskeleton
  • actin filament
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • stress fiber
  • blood microparticle
  • cell body
  • striated muscle thin filament
General FunctionStructural constituent of cytoskeleton
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 ID178029
UniProtKB IDP68133
UniProtKB Entry NameACTS_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016681|Actin, alpha skeletal muscle (ACTA1)
ATGTGCGACGAAGACGAGACCACCGCCCTCGTGTGCGACAATGGCTCCGGCCTGGTGAAA
GCCGGCTTCGCCGGGGATGACGCCCCTAGGGCCGTGTTCCCGTCCATCGTGGGCCGCCCC
CGACACCAGGGCGTCATGGTCGGTATGGGTCAGAAAGATTCCTACGTGGGCGACGAGGCT
CAGAGCAAGAGAGGTATCCTGACCCTGAAGTACCCTATCGAGCACGGCATCATCACCAAC
TGGGATGACATGGAGAAGATCTGGCACCACACCTTCTACAACGAGCTTCGCGTGGCTCCC
GAGGAGCACCCCACCCTGCTCACCGAGGCCCCCCTCAATCCCAAGGCCAACCGCGAGAAG
ATGACCCAGATCATGTTTGAGACCTTCAACGTGCCCGCCATGTACGTGGCCATCCAGGCC
GTGCTGTCCCTCTACGCCTCCGGCAGGACCACCGGCATCGTGCTGGACTCCGGCGACGGC
GTCACCCACAACGTGCCCATTTATGAGGGCTACGCGCTGCCGCACGCCATCATGCGCCTG
GACCTGGCGGGCCGCGATCTCACCGACTACCTGATGAAGATCCTCACTGAGCGTGGCTAC
TCCTTCGTGACCACAGCTGAGCGCGAGATCGTGCGCGACATCAAGGAGAAGCTGTGCTAC
GTGGCCCTGGACTTCGAGAACGAGATGGCGACGGCCGCCTCCTCCTCCTCCCTGGAAAAG
AGCTACGAGCTGCCAGACGGGCAGGTCATCACCATCGGCAACGAGCGCTTCCGCTGCCCG
GAGACGCTCTTCCAGCCCTCCTTCATCGGTATGGAGTCGGCGGGCATTCACGAGACCACC
TACAACAGCATCATGAAGTGTGACATCGACATCAGGAAGGACCTGTATGCCAACAACGTC
ATGTCGGGGGGCACCACGATGTACCCTGGGATCGCTGACCGCATGCAGAAAGAGATCACC
GCGCTGGCACCCAGCACCATGAAGATCAAGATCATCGCCCCGCCGGAGCGCAAATACTCG
GTGTGGATCGGCGGCTCCATCCTGGCCTCGCTGTCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGTGGATCACC
AAGCAGGAGTACGACGAGGCCGGCCCTTCCATCGTCCACCGCAAATGCTTCTAG
GenBank Gene IDJ00068
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDACTA1
HGNC IDHGNC:129
Chromosome Location1
Locus1q42.13-q42.2
References
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