beta Actin Proteins

Protein Information

Beta actin is one of six actin isoforms which have been identified. Beta actin is a non-muscle cytoskeletal protein in all human cell types and is involved in cell motility, structure, and integrity. There are six different actin isoforms in human. The beta isoform of actin, along with gamma actin, coexist in most cell types as components of the cyto-skeleton. Beta actins are cytoplasmic proteins ubuquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. Polymerization of globular actin (G-actin) leads to a structural filament (F-actin) in the form of two stranded helix. Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in cell motility, structure and integrity. Because beta actin is ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells, it is frequently used as a loading control for assays involving protein detection, such as Western blotting. Antibodies to beta-actin provide a specific and useful tool in studying the intracellular distribution of beta-actin and the static and dynamic aspects of the cytoskeleton.

Synonyms

0610041G09Rik; AA959943; AAT6; ACT; Act4; Act-4; ACT-5; ACTA; acta1; acta1b; ACTA2; Acta-2; ACTA3; actb; actb.L; actb1; actba; ACTC; actc1; Actc-1; actc1b; ACTE; Actg; ACTG1; Actg2; ACTGE; actin; actin alpha 1; actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle; actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle b; actin alpha 2, smooth muscle; actin alpha cardiac; actin alpha cardiac 1; actin alpha cardiac muscle 1; actin alpha cardiac muscle 1b; actin beta; actin gamma 1; actin gamma 2, smooth muscle; actin, alpha 1, skeletal muscle; actin, alpha 1b, skeletal muscle; actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta; Actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1; Actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1, intermediate form; actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1b; actin, alpha skeletal muscle; Actin, alpha skeletal muscle, intermediate form; actin, alpha, cardiac 1; actin, alpha, cardiac muscle; actin, alpha, cardiac muscle 1; actin, alpha, vascular smooth muscle; actin, aortic smooth muscle; Actin, aortic smooth muscle, intermediate form; actin, beta; actin, beta 1; actin, beta L homeolog; actin, beta, cytoplasmic; actin, cytoplasmic 1; Actin, cytoplasmic 1, N-terminally processed; Actin, cytoplasmic 2; Actin, cytoplasmic 2, N-terminally processed; actin, gamma 1; actin, gamma 2, smooth muscle, enteric; actin, gamma, cytoplasmic 1; actin, gamma-enteric smooth muscle; Actin, gamma-enteric smooth muscle, intermediate form; actin-like protein; Actl; ACTL3; Acts; ACTSA; ACTSG; Actsk-1; Actvs; Actx; AL023024; alpha actin 1; alpha-actin cardiac; alpha-actin-1; Alpha-actin-2; alpha-actin-3; alphac-actin; Alpha-cardiac actin; alphaSMA; alpha-smooth muscle actin; ASD5; ASMA; a-SMA; Bact; Bact; actin; B-actin; bactin1; bactin1 protein; bactzf; B-ACTZF; beta actin; beta cytoskeletal actin; beta-actin; beta-actin FE-3; beta-actin-1; BRWS1; BRWS2; cardiac muscle alpha actin 1; cardiofunk; cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein; Cfk; CFTD; CFTD1; CFTDM; CMD1R; CMH11; cytoplasmic 1; cytoplasmic beta-actin; cytoskeletal beta actin; cytoskeletal gamma-actin; cytoskeletal protein; deafness, autosomal dominant 20; deafness, autosomal dominant 26; DFNA20; DFNA26; E430023M04Rik; E51; epididymis luminal protein 176; fa27h01; fb83f06; gamma non-muscle actin; gamma-2-actin; Gamma-actin; gamma-enteric smooth muscle actin; GIG46; HEL-176; hm:zeh0631; I79_002310; I79_013242; I79_019066; LVNC4; MPFD; MYMY5; NEM1; NEM2; NEM3; nemaline myopathy type 3; PS1TP5-binding protein 1; PS1TP5BP1; SHPM; similar to beta actin; skeletal alpha actin; skeletal alpha1 actin; sma; SMalphaA; SMGA; smooth muscle alpha-actin; smooth muscle gamma-actin; vascular smooth muscle alpha-actin; VSCM; wu:fa27h01; wu:fb63d03; wu:fb83f06; wu:fd18f05; XELAEV_18045052mg; zeh0631