Entrez gene ID | | 29152 |
Official gene symbol | | Mstn |
Full name | | myostatin |
Aliases | | Gdf8 |
Gene summary | | positive regulator of satellite cell function in skeletal muscle; overexpression may inhibit satellite cell proliferation and thus contribute to skeletal muscle atrophy during cirrhosis progression [RGD] |
Location | | Chromosome: 9 Locus: 9q22 |
Gene position | | 45426830 - 45431657 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 4828 bp |
Gene sequence |
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