Xin actin-binding repeat-containing protein 2 (cardiomyopathy-associated protein 3, beta-xin, XIRP2, CMYA3)

Function

• protects actin filaments from depolymerization
• interacts with ACTN2 (putative)
• interacts with F- actin

Structure

• Xin repeats bind F-actin
• belongs to the Xin family
• contains 28 Xin repeats

Compartment

• cell junction
• colocalizes with actin stress fibers (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Notes

'Xin' means 'heart' in chinese

More general terms

• cytoskeletal protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A4UGR9.html