ACTR3B Antibody – Mouse Polyclonal

This gene encodes a member of the actin-related proteins (ARP), which form multiprotein complexes and share 35-55% amino acid identity with conventional actin. The protein encoded by this gene may have a regulatory role in the actin cytoskeleton and induce cell-shape change and motility. Pseudogenes of this gene are located on chromosomes 2, 4, 10, 16, 22 and Y. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants and protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]

Function: Plays a role in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton. May function as ATP-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. May decrease the metastatic potential of tumors. Ref.7

Subunit structure: Interacts with the Arp2/3 complex composed of ARP2, ARP3, ARPC1B, ARPC1B/p41-ARC, ARPC2/p34-ARC, ARPC3/p21-ARC, ARPC4/p20-ARC and ARPC5/p16-ARC.

Subcellular location: Cytoplasm › cytoskeleton

By similarity. Cell projection

By similarity.

Tissue specificity: Detected in fetal brain. Detected throughout the adult brain, in neurons from gray matter, but not in white matter. Detected in liver, skeletal muscle and pancreas. Detected in lung adenocarcinoma cells with low metastatic potential, but not in lung adenocarcinoma cells with high metastatic potential. Ref.1 Ref.6

Sequence similarities: Belongs to the actin family. ARP3 subfamily.

Sequence caution: The sequence AAP97150.1 differs from that shown. Reason: Frameshift at several positions.