Background
Alpha actinins belong to the spectrin gene superfamily which represents a diverse group of cytoskeletal proteins, including the alpha and beta spectrins and dystrophins. Alpha actinin is an actin-binding protein with multiple roles in different cell types. In nonmuscle cells, the cytoskeletal isoform is found along microfilament bundles and adherens-type junctions, where it is involved in binding actin to the membrane. In contrast, skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle isoforms are localized to the Z-disc and analogous dense bodies, where they help anchor the myofibrillar actin filaments. This gene encodes a nonmuscle, cytoskeletal, alpha actinin isoform and maps to the same site as the structurally similar erythroid beta spectrin gene. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq].
Product Information
Source: E coli; insect cells; or mammalian cells: 293, CHO
| Purity: Greater than 95% as determined by RP-HPLC or SDS-PAGE analysis.
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Purification Method: FPLC
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Gene/Protein Information
Gene Name: actinin, alpha 1 isoform c
| Gene Symbol: ACTN1
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Gene Name Synonyms: FLJ40884; FLJ54432
| NCBI Acc#: NM_001130005
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Availability
Custom Expression: 4 to 10 weeks
