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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (100)Lit. (100) GO Terms (32)GO (32) Nucleotides (700)Nucl. (700) Proteins (56)Prot. (56) Interactants (942)Interact. (942) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-493936
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 acta2

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actin alpha 2, smooth muscle

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aat6 , actsa , alpha-actin , alpha-SM-actin , alpha smooth muscle actin , a-sma [+] ( Nomenclature history )

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cytoskeletal constituent

AI Protein Function :
acta2 encodes an alpha‑smooth muscle actin that functions as a contractile filament protein driving smooth muscle cell contraction, stress‑fiber formation and cell shape changes; it is required for hea...[+]


InterPro :
Actin/actin-like CS, Actin CS, Actin, ATPase NBD

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
Moyamoya disease [+]

MIM:
AORTIC ANEURYSM, FAMILIAL THORACIC 6; AAT6 [+]

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