act-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to be a structural constituent of cytoskeleton. Involved in cortical actin cytoskeleton organization; embryo development; and mitotic cytokinesis. Located in striated muscle thin filament. Expressed in body wall musculature and gonad. 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).