| Entrez gene ID | | 4118 |
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| Official gene symbol | | MAL |
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| Full name | | mal, T-cell differentiation protein |
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| Aliases | | ,-, |
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| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a highly hydrophobic integral membrane protein belonging to the MAL family of proteolipids. The 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 produces four transcript variants which vary from each other by the presence or absence of alternatively spliced exons 2 and 3. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 2 Locus: 2cen-q13 |
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| Gene position | | 95691479 - 95719735 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 28257 bp |
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