gene: act-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable ATP binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cortical actin cytoskeleton organization; cytoskeleton-dependent cytokinesis; and embryo development. Located in actin filament and cell cortex. Expressed in body wall musculature; gonad; hypodermis; and neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Baraitser-Winter syndrome 1; Baraitser-Winter syndrome 2; and autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 20. Is an ortholog of human ACTB (actin beta).