{"symbol":"VIL1","synonyms":["VIL","D2S1471"],"name":"villin 1","description":"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]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":7429,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7429","proteins":[{"symbol":"VILI_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/VILI_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}