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Alpha-actinin-2 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ACTN2 gene. This gene encodes an alpha-actinin isoform that is expressed in both skeletal and cardiac muscles and functions to anchor myofibrillar actin thin filaments and titin to Z-discs.
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gene actn2 human bp chr band chromosome cardiac actin location titin z-discs protein skeletal function alpha-actinin functions alpha mouse expressed
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Aliases | ACTN2, CMD1AA, CMH23, actinin alpha 2, MYOCOZ, MPD6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Available structures | Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1H8B, 1HCI, 1QUU, 4D1E, 5A37, 5A36, 5A38, 5A4B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Band | 1q43 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Band | 13 A1|13 4.54 cM | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | muscle of thigh | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | apex of heart | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | glutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | gastrocnemius muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | right ventricle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | triceps brachii muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | myocardium of left ventricle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | deltoid muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | soleus muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | ankle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | myocardium of ventricle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | extraocular muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | digastric muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | cardiac muscles | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | temporal muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | tibialis anterior muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Bgee | sternocleidomastoid muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | BioGPS | More reference expression data | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Chr. | Chromosome 1 (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Chr. | Chromosome 13 (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | End | 236,764,631 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | End | 12,355,641 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alpha-actinin-2 | Ensembl | ENSG00000077522 | 1.00 | infobox |
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