ACTB

(redirected from beta cytoskeletal actin)

ACTB

A gene on chromosome 7p22 that encodes beta actin, which coexists with gamma actins as a major cytoskeletal component and mediator of internal cell motility. ACTB is also an older gene name for what is formally (per HUGO) known as ACTG1, see there.
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