NCBI Accession #
NP_177171.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_105682.3
NCBI Official Full Name
formin 8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATFH8; F20P5.14; F20P5_14; formin 8
NCBI Protein Information
formin 8
NCBI Summary
Encodes a group I formin. Binds to F-actin barbed ends. Has severing actin filaments activity. Binds profilin. Involved in the initiation and tip growth of root hairs through regulation of actin cytoskeleton.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtFH8; AtFORMIN-1
UniProt Protein Name
Formin-like protein 8
UniProt Primary Accession #
O04532
UniProt Related Accession #
O04532
UniProt Comments
Might be involved in the organization and polarity of the actin cytoskeleton. Interacts with the barbed end of actin filaments and nucleates actin-filament polymerization in vitro.