Entrez gene ID | | 51412 |
Official gene symbol | | ACTL6B |
Full name | | actin-like 6B |
Aliases | | ,ACTL6,BAF53B, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a family of actin-related proteins (ARPs) which share significant amino acid sequence identity to conventional actins. Both actins and ARPs have an actin fold, which is an ATP-binding cleft, as a common feature. The ARPs are involved in diverse cellular processes, including vesicular transport, spindle orientation, nuclear migration and chromatin remodeling. This gene encodes a subunit of the BAF (BRG1/brm-associated factor) complex in mammals, which is functionally related to SWI/SNF complex in S. cerevisiae and Drosophila; the latter is thought to facilitate transcriptional activation of specific genes by antagonizing chromatin-mediated transcriptional repression. This subunit may be involved in the regulation of genes by structural modulation of their chromatin, specifically in the brain. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 7 Locus: 7q22 |
Gene position | | 100254084 - 100240720 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 13365 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 612458 |
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