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ctnnA

Gene
ctnnA
Protein
Probable vinculin
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Length
842 amino acids
Function
Involved in cell adhesion. Thought to play an important role in cytokinesis B, probably by providing substrate adhesion and traction forces. Required to organize and polarize the tip epithelium during cytokinesis. Required for the normal distribution of myosin in the tip epithelium. Involved in the localization of ctxA, ctxB, dcsA, exoc6 and rgaA. Thought to form a complex with ctxA, ctxB, and rgaA which regulates myosin accumulation to the apical plasma membrane.
Similarity
Belongs to the vinculin/alpha-catenin family.
Mass
92.839 kDa
Sequence
MDEVLEMIADAVSSLVVAITDSEEKNTLFGDMVPGVELIQQAVNGMAEAAEETVSLIDEEFIGQLESTSKQLKNSAGQLYVHAVRAREDPWNRVPQKDAIKAAKQILQNVVLLVLIEEQSNIKVLVNIAKKAAEGVRRIDEIENIKQLDVMIGDVNQLQNELVKRSQRRSEGSHNPELRSKLEDIATMVNILSEQHQASARDVCRNPREETLRSKRSELSSKLLSAIDDLIYTIKLIFENNTKFVDLAFKWKPVRTMAEDEVTRASAVLIDNLRTLPKSIEAGNGPAAAREIVNAANLQISNAIIVANRCQDPVKKKMLLKQIEELKKLTPMLISAMKPVLENPNDQEAQKHLESVIYSTQKASEALATAVVSSPAEIVAASGVSLARDLDSLEEAIASGDKKRAQVILSHIPSAIDKHIELANALLETITDPGQRHQIKQSIERLQTLKPRIIENANRAIANPNDHEARKNLSSDIKEAKKAIGQISQPYEVVSALNTKIHNDLDSLIKCIDEGGPDMQVKGVQYAKDIANSIKKQIEAAEAYAQTITDPDRKKQVLDSIEQLKKLTPQLLEAIRACLANPDDKEARKRLDDVVRRVKEASSNLSQVIQPTADELKEEKRKRNEEIARIEAEEKAKARALLKAAELARIEAEEEKKRLAIIEEEKKRLAAEEEERKRAPKLVVPEGPVNKAVFGAAADVAQALESKVRDGTPLGILVQLSDEIAQQMALIASFAMNGDVKGMITAARKIADTIKQVQTQAKHIADNCTDPRLKQNVLTYCDCGGNFSTQLKILCAVKSNDFNDPTAEEQLVTCAKGLSGAVINLVKSSEAASIKQRKVPQQ