Entrez gene ID | | 1489 |
Official gene symbol | | CTF1 |
Full name | | cardiotrophin 1 |
Aliases | | ,CT-1,CT1, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted cytokine that induces cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro. It has been shown to bind and activate the ILST/gp130 receoptor. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16p11.2-p11.1 |
Gene position | | 30907928 - 30914881 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 6954 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 600435 |
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