Entrez gene ID | | 2010 |
Official gene symbol | | EMD |
Full name | | emerin |
Aliases | | ,EDMD,LEMD5,STA, |
Gene summary | | Emerin is a serine-rich nuclear membrane protein and a member of the nuclear lamina-associated protein family. It mediates membrane anchorage to the cytoskeleton. Dreifuss-Emery muscular dystrophy is an X-linked inherited degenerative myopathy resulting from mutation in the emerin gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: X Locus: Xq28 |
Gene position | | 153607597 - 153609883 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 2287 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 300384 |
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