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Facts about Supervillin.
Appears to be involved in myosin II assembly. May modulate myosin II regulation through MLCK during cell spreading, an initial step in cell migration.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SVIL |
| Uniprot: | O95425 |
| Entrez: | 6840 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| villin/gelsolin family |

Archvillin; DKFZp686A17191; membrane-associated F-actin binding protein p205; p205/p250; Supervillin; SVIL
Mass (kDA):
247.746 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 10p11.23 |
| Sequence: | 10; NC_000010.11 (29457338..29736936, complement) |
Expressed in many tissues. Most abundant in muscle, bone marrow, thyroid gland and salivary gland. Isoform 1 (archvillin) is muscle specific.
Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell projection, invadopodium. Cell projection, podosome. Midbody. Cleavage furrow. Tightly associated with both actin filaments and plasma membranes.





PMID: 9867483 by Pope R.K., et al. Cloning, characterization, and chromosomal localization of human supervillin (SVIL).
PMID: 12711699 by Oh S.W., et al. Archvillin, a muscle-specific isoform of supervillin, is an early expressed component of the costameric membrane skeleton.