PLS1

Also known as Fimbrin, plastin 1, DFNA76

Fimbrin also known as is plastin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PLS1 gene. Fimbrin is an actin cross-linking protein important in the formation of filopodia.

Gene data

PLS1

Name: plastin 1
Type: protein-coding
Position: 142,595,644–142,713,869 (+)
Aliases: DFNA76
Ensembl: ENSG00000120756
RefSeq RNA: NM_001145319.2, NM_001172312.2, NM_002670.3, XM_006713660.4, XM_011512900.3
RefSeq protein: NP_001138791.1, NP_001165783.1, NP_002661.2, XP_006713723.1, XP_011511202.1

Plastins are a family of actin-binding proteins that are conserved throughout eukaryote evolution and expressed in most tissues of higher eukaryotes. In humans, two ubiquitous plastin isoforms (L and T) have been identified. The protein encoded by this gene is a third distinct plastin isoform, which is specifically expressed at high levels in the small intestine. Alternatively spliced transcript variants varying in the 5' UTR, but encoding the same protein, have been found for this gene. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 11.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2010].

Gene Ontology

Biological process

intestinal D-glucose absorption

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Fimbrin also known as is plastin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PLS1 gene. Fimbrin is an actin cross-linking protein important in the formation of filopodia.

== Structure ==