ACTR2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18035024
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ACTR2

Summary

ACTR2 is a gene[1]. ACTR2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ACTR2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • ACTR2's instance of is recorded as protein[4].
  • ACTR2 is a type of protein-coding gene[5].
  • ACTR2 is part of Arp2/3 complex subunit 2/4[6].
  • ACTR2 is part of Actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 2[7].
  • ACTR2's Commons category is recorded as ARPC2[8].
  • ACTR2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 4181[9].
  • ACTR2's genomic start is recorded as 65454887[10].
  • ACTR2's genomic start is recorded as 65227788[11].
  • ACTR2's genomic end is recorded as 65271253[12].
  • ACTR2's genomic end is recorded as 65498387[13].
  • ACTR2's molecular function is recorded as actin filament binding[14].
  • ACTR2's molecular function is recorded as structural constituent of cytoskeleton[15].
  • ACTR2's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[16].
  • ACTR2's molecular function is recorded as actin binding[17].
  • ACTR2's molecular function is recorded as structural constituent of cytoskeleton[18].
  • ACTR2's molecular function is recorded as actin filament binding[19].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as cytosol[20].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as endosome[21].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as cell projection[22].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as muscle cell projection membrane[23].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as focal adhesion[24].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as plasma membrane[25].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as arp2/3 protein complex[26].
  • ACTR2's cell component is recorded as synapse[27].

Why It Matters

ACTR2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] ACTR2 is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Reconstitution of human Arp2/3 complex reveals critical roles of individual subunits in complex structure and activity. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Human Arp2/3 Complex Is Composed of Evolutionarily Conserved Subunits and Is Localized to Cellular Regions of Dynamic Actin Filament Assembly. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Interactions among subunits of human Arp2/3 complex: p20-Arc as the hub. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Human Arp2/3 Complex Is Composed of Evolutionarily Conserved Subunits and Is Localized to Cellular Regions of Dynamic Actin Filament Assembly. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Reconstitution of human Arp2/3 complex reveals critical roles of individual subunits in complex structure and activity. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Human Arp2/3 Complex Is Composed of Evolutionarily Conserved Subunits and Is Localized to Cellular Regions of Dynamic Actin Filament Assembly. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Biological process positive regulation of actin filament polymerization, Fc-gamma receptor signaling pathway involved in phagocytosis, ephrin receptor signaling pathway +8
    Chromosome human chromosome 2
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