act-3 encodes an invertebrate actin, highly similar to ACT-1, ACT-2, and ACT-4, that functions in body wall muscle; act-3 functions with two other action isoforms, act-1 and act-2, to control cytoplasmic microfilament function in the early embryo.
Expressed in gonad and head. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Baraitser-Winter syndrome 1; Baraitser-Winter syndrome 2; and autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 20. Human ACTB Contributes to nucleosomal DNA binding activity. Human ACTB enables several functions, including Tat protein binding activity; enzyme binding activity; and kinesin binding activity. A structural constituent of postsynaptic actin cytoskeleton. Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: ATPase, nucleotide binding domain; Phosphorylation site; Actin; and Actin family. Is an ortholog of human ACTB (actin beta).
M03F4.2 connection removed since latter is on another chromosome. [sdm 0107]
T04C12.6 connection removed. email from JAH 0109.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.