ACTA2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q17709258
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ACTA2

Summary

ACTA2 is a gene[1]. ACTA2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ACTA2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • ACTA2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • ACTA2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 133938[5].
  • ACTA2's genomic start is recorded as 88935074[6].
  • ACTA2's genomic start is recorded as 90694831[7].
  • ACTA2's genomic end is recorded as 88991339[8].
  • ACTA2's genomic end is recorded as 90751147[9].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Acta2[10].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Acta2[11].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as acta1a[12].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Acta1[13].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Actg2[14].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Actc1[15].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Actc1[16].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Acta1[17].
  • ACTA2's ortholog is recorded as Actg2[18].
  • ACTA2's encodes is recorded as Actin alpha 2, smooth muscle[19].
  • ACTA2's encodes is recorded as Actin, aortic smooth muscle[20].
  • ACTA2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[21].
  • ACTA2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 10[22].
  • ACTA2's genetic association is recorded as thoracic aortic aneurysm[23].
  • ACTA2's genetic association is recorded as multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome[24].
  • ACTA2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[25].
  • ACTA2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/59[26].
  • ACTA2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 10q23.31[27].

Why It Matters

ACTA2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2] ACTA2 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ACTA2 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association thoracic aortic aneurysm, multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 10
    Strand orientation reverse strand
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