Ovaj gen kodira jednu od sedam podjedinica Arp2/3 proteinskog kompleksa. Proteinski kompleks Arp2/3 uključen je u kontrolu polimerizacije aktina i evolucijski je konzerviran. Tačna uloga podjedinice p21 proteina kodiranog ovim genom, tek treba biti utvrđena.[7]
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