Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P62736
Entry Name:
ACTA_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Actin, aortic smooth muscle (Alpha-actin-2) (Cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein)
Gene Names:
ACTA2 ACTSA ACTVS GIG46
Gene Names Orf:
GIG46
Gene Names Primary:
ACTA2
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
377
Sequence:
MCEEEDSTALVCDNGSGLCKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDSYVGDEAQSKRGILTLKYPIEHGIITNWDDMEKIWHHSFYNELRVAPEEHPTLLTEAPLNPKANREKMTQIMFETFNVPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDSGDGVTHNVPIYEGYALPHAIMRLDLAGRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFVTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFENEMATAASSSSLEKSYELPDGQVITIGNERFRCPETLFQPSFIGMESAGIHETTYNSIMKCDIDIRKDLYANNVLSGGTTMYPGIADRMQKEITALAPSTMKIKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWISKQEYDEAGPSIVHRKCF
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.

Function

Function:
Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells.
Gene Ontology Go:
actin cytoskeleton
cell body
cytoplasm
cytosol
extracellular exosome
extracellular space
filopodium
lamellipodium
protein complex
smooth muscle contractile fiber
ATP binding
protein kinase binding
glomerular mesangial cell development
mesenchyme migration
muscle contraction
positive regulation of gene expression
regulation of blood pressure
response to virus
vascular smooth muscle contraction
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
glomerular mesangial cell development
mesenchyme migration
muscle contraction
positive regulation of gene expression
regulation of blood pressure
response to virus
vascular smooth muscle contraction
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
ATP binding
protein kinase binding
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
actin cytoskeleton
cell body
cytoplasm
cytosol
extracellular exosome
extracellular space
filopodium
lamellipodium
protein complex
smooth muscle contractile fiber
Keywords:
ATP-binding
Acetylation
Aortic aneurysm
Complete proteome
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
Disease mutation
Isopeptide bond
Methylation
Muscle protein
Nucleotide-binding
Oxidation
Polymorphism
Reference proteome

Publication

PubMed ID:
2701935 2295650 14702039 15164054 15489334 6330528 2612915 16548883 19015515 22223895 22814378 26228148 17994018 19409525 19639654 20734336 20970362