Function
Acts as an actin bundling protein. May play a pivotal role in photoreceptor cell-specific events, such as disk morphogenesis. Important for maintaining functional hair-cell bundless in the inner ear. May stiffen the longer stereocilia of hair-cell bundles in the inner ear enabling better force transmission to tip links.
Similarity
Belongs to the fascin family.
Sequence
MPTNGLHQVLKIQFGLVNDADRYLTAESFGFKVNASAASLKRKQIWVLEPDPGQGTAVLFRSSHLGRYLSAEEDGRVACEMDQPGRDCRFLVLPQPDGRWVLQSEPHGRFFGGIEDRLSCFATAISPAELWTVHLAIHPQAHLLSVSRRRYVHLCLQEDEMAADGDMPWGVDALVTLIFQSRRYCLKSYDSRYLRSDGRLVWEPEAHACYTLEFKAGKLAFKDCDGRYLAPVGPAGTLKAGRNTRPSKDELFDLEQSHPQVVLVAANRRYISVRQGINVSANQDEELGHETFLMQIDQETKKCTFYSSTGGYWTLVTHGGIQATATQVSANTMFEIEWHGRRVALKASNGRFVCMKKNGQLAAISDFVGEDELFTLKLINRPLLVLRGLDGFVCHRRGSNQLDTNRSTYDVFHLSFRDGAYQIRGRGGGFWYTGSHGSVCSDGDLAEDFLFEFRERGRLAIRALSGKYLRGGASGLLRADADLPVGEALWEY