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Designing a Western blot for Cofilin-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 CFL2 Western Blot GuideFacts about Cofilin-2.
It has the ability to bind G- and F-actin in a 1:1 ratio of cofilin to actin. It's the major component of intranuclear and cytoplasmic actin rods.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CFL2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9Y281 |
| Entrez: | 1073 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| actin-binding proteins ADF family |

cofilin 2 (muscle); Cofilin, muscle isoform; cofilin-2; NEM7
Mass (kDA):
18.737 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 14q13.1 |
| Sequence: | 14; NC_000014.9 (34709113..34714823, complement) |
Isoform CFL2b is expressed predominantly in skeletal muscle and heart. Isoform CFL2a is expressed in various tissues.
Nucleus matrix. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Colocalizes with CSPR3 in the Z line of sarcomeres.





PMID: 11422377 by Thirion C., et al. Characterization of human muscle type cofilin (CFL2) in normal and regenerating muscle.
PMID: 19752190 by Papalouka V., et al. Muscle LIM protein interacts with cofilin 2 and regulates F-actin dynamics in cardiac and skeletal muscle.