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Designing a Western blot for Alpha-actinin-2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the ACTN2 Western Blot Guide1 Citations
Facts about Alpha-actinin-2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ACTN2 |
| Uniprot: | P35609 |
| Entrez: | 88 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| alpha-actinin family |

Actinin alpha 2; actinin, alpha 2; Actinin-a2; ACTN2; alpha Actinin 2; alpha-Actinin 2; Alpha-actinin skeletal muscle isoform 2; Alpha-Actinin Skeletal Muscle; Alpha-Actinin-2; CMD1AA; F-actin cross-linking protein
Mass (kDA):
103.854 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q43 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (236686454..236764631) |
Expressed in both skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line. Colocalizes with MYOZ1 and FLNC at the Z-lines of skeletal muscle.




PMID: 1339456 by Beggs A.H., et al. Cloning and characterization of two human skeletal muscle alpha- actinin genes located on chromosomes 1 and 11.
PMID: 10548523 by Tiso N., et al. Fine mapping and genomic structure of ACTN2, the human gene coding for the sarcomeric isoform of alpha-actinin-2, expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscle.
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