Coactosin Like F-Actin Binding Protein 1
CLP
Coactosin-Like Protein
Epididymis Secretory Sperm Binding Protein
Coactosin-Like F-Actin Binding Protein 1
Coactosin-Like 1 (Dictyostelium)
Coactosin-Like 1
This gene encodes one of the numerous actin-binding proteins which regulate the actin cytoskeleton. This protein binds F-actin, and also interacts with 5-lipoxygenase, which is the first committed enzyme in leukotriene biosynthesis. Although this gene has been reported to map to chromosome 17 in the Smith-Magenis syndrome region, the best alignments for this gene are to chromosome 16. The Smith-Magenis syndrome region is the site of two related pseudogenes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans demonstrated that the COTL1 mRNA was down-regulated by 44% in pericontusional brain tissue from a traumatic brain injury patient (T3) compared to control tissue, as identified via cDNA microarray analysis [Michael et al. DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2004.11.003].