MARCKS wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human MARCKS wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 6q21 and is approximately 6 kb in length. This allele, which encodes myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate protein, is involved in the crosslinking of actin filaments and may be involved in cell motility, phagocytosis, membrane trafficking, and mitogenesis.

**Synonyms:** - MAC - MACS - MRACKS - Myristoylated Alanine-Rich Protein Kinase C Substrate (MARCKS, 80K-L) Gene - Myristoylated Alanine-rich Protein Kinase C Substrate wt Allele - PKCSL - PRKCSL