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Rabbit Anti-Tropomyosin 3 antibody
This gene encodes a member of the tropomyosin family of actin-binding proteins. Tropomyosins are dimers of coiled-coil proteins that provide stability to actin filaments and regulate access of other actin-binding proteins. Mutations in this gene result in autosomal dominant nemaline myopathy and other muscle disorders. This locus is involved in translocations with other loci, including anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK) and neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1 (NTRK1), which result in the formation of fusion proteins that act as oncogenes. There are numerous pseudogenes for this gene on different chromosomes. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013]
Function:
Binds to actin filaments in muscle and non-muscle cells. Plays a central role, in association with the troponin complex, in the calcium dependent regulation of vertebrate striated muscle contraction. Smooth muscle contraction is regulated by interaction with caldesmon. In non-muscle cells is implicated in stabilizing cytoskeleton actin filaments.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm > cytoskeleton.
DISEASE:
Defects in TPM3 are the cause of nemaline myopathy type 1 (NEM1) [MIM:609284]. A form of nemaline myopathy with autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. Nemaline myopathies are muscular disorders characterized by muscle weakness of varying severity and onset, and abnormal thread-or rod-like structures in muscle fibers on histologic examination. Autosomal dominant nemaline myopathy type 1 is characterized by a moderate phenotype with onset between birth and early second decade of life. Weakness is diffuse and symmetric with slow progression often with need for a wheelchair in adulthood. The autosomal recessive form has onset at birth with moderate-to-severe hypotonia and diffuse weakness. In the most severe cases, death can occur before 2 years. Less severe cases have delayed major motor milestones, and these patients may walk, but often need a wheelchair before 10 years.
Defects in TPM3 are a cause of thyroid papillary carcinoma (TPC) [MIM:188550]. TPC is a common tumor of the thyroid that typically arises as an irregular, solid or cystic mass from otherwise normal thyroid tissue. Papillary carcinomas are malignant neoplasm characterized by the formation of numerous, irregular, finger-like projections of fibrous stroma that is covered with a surface layer of neoplastic epithelial cells. Note=A chromosomal aberration involving TPM3 is found in thyroid papillary carcinomas. A rearrangement with NTRK1 generates the TRK fusion transcript by fusing the amino end of isoform 2 of TPM3 to the 3'-end of NTRK1.
Similarity:
Belongs to the tropomyosin family.
SWISS:
P06753
Gene ID:
7170
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 7170 Human
Entrez Gene: 59069 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 414388 Pig
Entrez Gene: 117557 Rat
Omim: 191030 Human
SwissProt: P06753 Human
SwissProt: P21107 Mouse
SwissProt: A1XQV4 Pig
SwissProt: Q63610 Rat
Unigene: 535581 Human
Unigene: 644306 Human
Unigene: 654421 Human
Unigene: 48839 Mouse
Unigene: 421791 Mouse
Unigene: 37575 Rat
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