VIL1, Official Symbol VIL1provided by HGNC Official Full Name villin 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12690 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000127831 MIM:193040; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12690 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as VIL; D2S1471 Summary This gene encodes a member of a family of calcium-regulated actin-binding proteins. This protein represents a dominant part of the brush border cytoskeleton which functions in the capping, severing, and bundling of actin filaments. Two mRNAs of 2.7 kb and 3.5 kb have been observed; they result from utilization of alternate poly-adenylation signals present in the terminal exon. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 141.0), duodenum (RPKM 126.6) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all