Diaph1 - diaphanous related formin 1

This gene encodes a member of the formin family of proteins that play important roles in cytoskeletal rearragnement by nucleation of actin filaments. Mice lacking the encoded protein develop age-dependent myeloproliferative defects resembling human myeloproliferative syndrome and myelodysplastic syndromes. Trafficking of T lymphocytes to secondary lymphoid organs and egression of thymocytes from the thymus are impaired in these animals. Lack of the encoded protein in T lymphocytes and thymocytes also reduces chemotaxis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2016]