NameActin, aortic smooth muscle
Synonyms
  • ACTSA
  • ACTVS
  • Alpha-actin-2
  • Cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein
Gene NameACTA2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017610|Actin, aortic smooth muscle
MCEEEDSTALVCDNGSGLCKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDSYVGDEA
QSKRGILTLKYPIEHGIITNWDDMEKIWHHSFYNELRVAPEEHPTLLTEAPLNPKANREK
MTQIMFETFNVPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDSGDGVTHNVPIYEGYALPHAIMRL
DLAGRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFVTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFENEMATAASSSSLEK
SYELPDGQVITIGNERFRCPETLFQPSFIGMESAGIHETTYNSIMKCDIDIRKDLYANNV
LSGGTTMYPGIADRMQKEITALAPSTMKIKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWIS
KQEYDEAGPSIVHRKCF
Number of residues377
Molecular Weight42008.57
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • protein kinase binding
Processes
  • regulation of blood pressure
  • muscle contraction
  • response to virus
  • mesenchyme migration
  • vascular smooth muscle contraction
  • glomerular mesangial cell development
  • positive regulation of gene expression
Components
  • filopodium
  • smooth muscle contractile fiber
  • lamellipodium
  • cytoplasm
  • protein complex
  • extracellular space
  • actin cytoskeleton
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • cell body
General FunctionProtein kinase 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 IDP62736
UniProtKB Entry NameACTA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017611|Actin, aortic smooth muscle (ACTA2)
ATGTGTGAAGAAGAGGACAGCACTGCCTTGGTGTGTGACAATGGCTCTGGGCTCTGTAAG
GCCGGCTTTGCTGGGGACGATGCTCCCAGGGCTGTTTTCCCATCCATTGTGGGACGTCCC
AGACATCAGGGGGTGATGGTGGGAATGGGACAAAAAGACAGCTACGTGGGTGACGAAGCA
CAGAGCAAAAGAGGAATCCTGACCCTGAAGTACCCGATAGAACATGGCATCATCACCAAC
TGGGACGACATGGAAAAGATCTGGCACCACTCTTTCTACAATGAGCTTCGTGTTGCCCCT
GAAGAGCATCCCACCCTGCTCACGGAGGCACCCCTGAACCCCAAGGCCAACCGGGAGAAA
ATGACTCAAATTATGTTTGAGACTTTCAATGTCCCAGCCATGTATGTGGCTATCCAGGCG
GTGCTGTCTCTCTATGCCTCTGGACGCACAACTGGCATCGTGCTGGACTCTGGAGATGGT
GTCACCCACAATGTCCCCATCTATGAGGGCTATGCCTTGCCCCATGCCATCATGCGTCTG
GATCTGGCTGGCCGAGATCTCACTGACTACCTCATGAAGATCCTGACTGAGCGTGGCTAT
TCCTTCGTTACTACTGCTGAGCGTGAGATTGTCCGGGACATCAAGGAGAAACTGTGTTAT
GTAGCTCTGGACTTTGAAAATGAGATGGCCACTGCCGCATCCTCATCCTCCCTTGAGAAG
AGTTACGAGTTGCCTGATGGGCAAGTGATCACCATCGGAAATGAACGTTTCCGCTGCCCA
GAGACCCTGTTCCAGCCATCCTTCATCGGGATGGAGTCTGCTGGCATCCATGAAACCACC
TACAACAGCATCATGAAGTGTGATATTGACATCAGGAAGGACCTCTATGCTAACAATGTC
CTATCAGGGGGCACCACTATGTACCCTGGCATTGCCGACCGAATGCAGAAGGAGATCACG
GCCCTAGCACCCAGCACCATGAAGATCAAGATCATTGCCCCTCCGGAGCGCAAATACTCT
GTCTGGATCGGTGGCTCCATCCTGGCCTCTCTGTCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGTGGATCAGC
AAACAGGAATACGATGAAGCCGGGCCTTCCATTGTCCACCGCAAATGCTTCTAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:130
Chromosome Location10
LocusNot Available
References
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