NCBI Accession #
NP_175350.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_103814.4
NCBI Official Full Name
actin 8
NCBI Official Symbol
ACT8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
actin 8; F27J15.1; F27J15_1; FIZ1; FRIZZY AND KINKED SHOOTS
NCBI Protein Information
actin 8
NCBI Summary
Member of a subclass of actins composed of ACT2 and ACT8. Its mRNA is strongly expressed in strongly expressed in leaves, roots, stems, flowers, pollen, and siliques. However, protein expression, assayed by a ACT8:GUS fusion reporter, is very low in pollen.
UniProt Protein Name
Actin-8
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q96293
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q41933; Q9M9C2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q96293
UniProt Comments
Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. Essential component of cell cytoskeleton; plays an important role in cytoplasmic streaming, cell shape determination, cell division, organelle movement and extension growth. This is considered as one of the vegetative actins.