UniProt functional annotation for P29536

UniProt code: P29536.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Mediates nucleation of actin filaments. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26370058}.
 
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26370058}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A0G2K0D3}. Note=Colocalizes with actin filaments in sarcomeres. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A0G2K0D3}.
Tissue specificity: Detected in lung vascular smooth muscle (at protein level) (PubMed:27144530). Detected in thyroid and extraocular smooth muscle, but not skeletal muscle (PubMed:2026759). Detected in heart, aorta, skeletal muscle, colon, urinary bladder, uterus, stomach, and small intestine (PubMed:11318603). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2026759, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27144530}.
Similarity: Belongs to the tropomodulin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.