DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature on PARVA

PARVA [ENSP00000334008]

Alpha-parvin; Plays a role in sarcomere organization and in smooth muscle cell contraction. Required for normal development of the embryonic cardiovascular system, and for normal septation of the heart outflow tract. Plays a role in sprouting angiogenesis and is required for normal adhesion of vascular smooth muscle cells to endothelial cells during blood vessel development (By similarity). Plays a role in the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, formation of lamellipodia and ciliogenesis. Plays a role in the establishement of cell polarity, cell adhesion, cell spreading, and directed cell migration. ECO:0000269|PubMed:11134073, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11331308,; Belongs to the parvin family.

Synonyms:  PARVA,  E9PS97,  J3KNQ4,  Q9NVD7,  E9PS97p ...

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