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Gene information for ACTL6A (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID86
Official gene symbolACTL6A
Full nameactin-like 6A
Aliases,ACTL6,ARPN-BETA,Arp4,BAF53A,INO80K,MGC5382,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a family member 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 53 kDa subunit protein 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. Together with beta-actin, it is required for maximal ATPase activity of BRG1, and for the association of the BAF complex with chromatin/matrix. Three transcript variants that encode two different protein isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3q26.33
Gene position179280708 - 179306193  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size25486 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID604958