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Gene information for Mal (Mus musculus)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID17153
Official gene symbolMal
Full namemyelin and lymphocyte protein, T-cell differentiation protein
AliasesMpv17,Vip17
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a highly hydrophobic integral membrane protein belonging to the MAL family of proteolipids. The encoded protein has been localized to the endoplasmic reticulum of T-cells and is a candidate linker protein in T-cell signal transduction. In addition, this proteolipid is localized in compact myelin of cells in the nervous system and has been implicated in myelin biogenesis and/or function. The protein plays a role in the formation, stabilization and maintenance of glycosphingolipid-enriched membrane microdomains. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2 F1
Gene position127482431 - 127458962  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size23470 bp
Gene sequence