ACTN3 (gene)

Actinin, alpha 3
PDB rendering based on 1tjt.
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: Template:Homologene2PDBe PDBe, Template:Homologene2uniprot RCSB List of PDB id codes 1tjt​, 1wku​
Identifiers
Symbols	ACTN3 ; MGC117002; MGC117005
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 862
Gene ontology Molecular function Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Cellular component Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Biological process Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
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Species	Human	Mouse
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Actinin, alpha 3, also known as ACTN3, is a human gene.

Alpha-actinin is an actin-binding protein with multiple roles in different cell types. This gene expression is limited to skeletal muscle. It is localized to the Z-disc and analogous dense bodies, where it helps to anchor the myofibrillar actin filaments

Further reading

• MacArthur DG, North KN (2004). "A gene for speed? The evolution and function of alpha-actinin-3". Bioessays. 26 (7): 786–95. doi:10.1002/bies.20061. PMID 15221860.
• Beggs AH, Byers TJ, Knoll JH; et al. (1992). "Cloning and characterization of two human skeletal muscle alpha-actinin genes located on chromosomes 1 and 11". J. Biol. Chem. 267 (13): 9281–8. PMID 1339456.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Yürüker B, Niggli V (1992). "Alpha-actinin and vinculin in human neutrophils: reorganization during adhesion and relation to the actin network". J. Cell. Sci. 101 ( Pt 2): 403–14. PMID 1629252.
• Pavalko FM, LaRoche SM (1993). "Activation of human neutrophils induces an interaction between the integrin beta 2-subunit (CD18) and the actin binding protein alpha-actinin". J. Immunol. 151 (7): 3795–807. PMID 8104223.
• Chan Y, Tong HQ, Beggs AH, Kunkel LM (1998). "Human skeletal muscle-specific alpha-actinin-2 and -3 isoforms form homodimers and heterodimers in vitro and in vivo". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 248 (1): 134–9. PMID 9675099.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• North KN, Yang N, Wattanasirichaigoon D; et al. (1999). "A common nonsense mutation results in alpha-actinin-3 deficiency in the general population". Nat. Genet. 21 (4): 353–4. doi:10.1038/7675. PMID 10192379.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Nikolopoulos SN, Spengler BA, Kisselbach K; et al. (2000). "The human non-muscle alpha-actinin protein encoded by the ACTN4 gene suppresses tumorigenicity of human neuroblastoma cells". Oncogene. 19 (3): 380–6. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1203310. PMID 10656685.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Takada F, Vander Woude DL, Tong HQ; et al. (2001). "Myozenin: an alpha-actinin- and gamma-filamin-binding protein of skeletal muscle Z lines". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 (4): 1595–600. doi:10.1073/pnas.041609698. PMID 11171996.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Bang ML, Mudry RE, McElhinny AS; et al. (2001). "Myopalladin, a novel 145-kilodalton sarcomeric protein with multiple roles in Z-disc and I-band protein assemblies". J. Cell Biol. 153 (2): 413–27. PMID 11309420.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Mills M, Yang N, Weinberger R; et al. (2001). "Differential expression of the actin-binding proteins, alpha-actinin-2 and -3, in different species: implications for the evolution of functional redundancy". Hum. Mol. Genet. 10 (13): 1335–46. PMID 11440986.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Burgueño J, Blake DJ, Benson MA; et al. (2003). "The adenosine A2A receptor interacts with the actin-binding protein alpha-actinin". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (39): 37545–52. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302809200. PMID 12837758.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA; et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMID 15489334.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Clarkson PM, Devaney JM, Gordish-Dressman H; et al. (2005). "ACTN3 genotype is associated with increases in muscle strength in response to resistance training in women". J. Appl. Physiol. 99 (1): 154–63. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01139.2004. PMID 15718405.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Franzot G, Sjöblom B, Gautel M, Djinović Carugo K (2005). "The crystal structure of the actin binding domain from alpha-actinin in its closed conformation: structural insight into phospholipid regulation of alpha-actinin". J. Mol. Biol. 348 (1): 151–65. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2005.01.002. PMID 15808860.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Clarkson PM, Hoffman EP, Zambraski E; et al. (2005). "ACTN3 and MLCK genotype associations with exertional muscle damage". J. Appl. Physiol. 99 (2): 564–9. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00130.2005. PMID 15817725.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Asanuma K, Kim K, Oh J; et al. (2005). "Synaptopodin regulates the actin-bundling activity of alpha-actinin in an isoform-specific manner". J. Clin. Invest. 115 (5): 1188–98. doi:10.1172/JCI200523371. PMID 15841212.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Niemi AK, Majamaa K (2005). "Mitochondrial DNA and ACTN3 genotypes in Finnish elite endurance and sprint athletes". Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 13 (8): 965–9. doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201438. PMID 15886711.
• Triplett JW, Pavalko FM (2006). "Disruption of alpha-actinin-integrin interactions at focal adhesions renders osteoblasts susceptible to apoptosis". Am. J. Physiol., Cell Physiol. 291 (5): C909–21. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00113.2006. PMID 16807302.