Gene Information
Gene NameACTA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length377
Protein NamesActin, aortic smooth muscle (EC 3.6.4.-) (Alpha-actin-2) (Cell growth-inhibiting gene 46 protein) [Cleaved into: Actin, aortic smooth muscle, intermediate form]
Target Nameactin, aortic smooth muscle
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000107796 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP62736
Gene CardACTA2
Uniprot IDP62736
PfamPF00022
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.200467962)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ACTA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ACTA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ACTA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ACTA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Acta2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ACTA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Acta2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ACTA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsACTC1, ACTA1, ACTG2
ParalogsACTG2, ACTC1, ACTBL2, ACTR1A, ACTB, ACTG1, ACTR5, ACTL9, ACTR3, ACTL7A, ACTL7B, ACTL8, ACTA1, ACTL6B, ACTR3B, ACTR3C, ACTRT2, ACTR8, ACTR1B, ACTL6A, ACTR2, ACTR6, ACTRT1, ACTRT3, ACTL10, ACTR10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs794728021  rs112602953  rs751300489  rs121434526  rs1554841298  rs387906592  rs1057521105  rs1803028  rs397516685  rs121434528  rs121434527  rs1803027  rs777832794  rs1062398 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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