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Gene information for KISS1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3814
Official gene symbolKISS1
Full nameKiSS-1 metastasis-suppressor
Aliases,KiSS-1,METASTIN,MGC39258,
Gene summaryThis gene is a metastasis suppressor gene that suppresses metastases of melanomas and breast carcinomas without affecting tumorigenicity. The encoded protein may function to inhibit chemotaxis and invasion, attenuating metastasis in malignant melanomas. Studies suggest a putative role in the regulation of events downstream of cell-matrix adhesion, perhaps involving cytoskeletal reorganization. A polymorphism in the terminal exon of this mRNA results in two protein isoforms. An adenosine present at the polymorphic site represents the third position in a stop codon. When the adenosine is absent, a downstream stop codon is utilized and the encoded protein extends for an additional seven amino acid residues. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q32
Gene position204165619 - 204159469  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size6151 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID603286