alp-1

Caenorhabditis elegans

Predicted to enable actin binding activity and muscle alpha-actinin binding activity. Involved in determination of adult lifespan and nematode pharyngeal pumping. Located in several cellular components, including actin filament bundle; basal part of cell; and striated muscle dense body. Expressed in body wall musculature; hypodermis; marginal cell; and pharyngeal muscle cell. Used to study cardiomyopathy and myopathy. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in dilated cardiomyopathy 1C; distal myopathy; myofibrillar myopathy 4; and myotonic dystrophy type 1. Is an ortholog of human PDLIM5 (PDZ and LIM domain 5).