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Gene information for PEX19 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5824
Official gene symbolPEX19
Full nameperoxisomal biogenesis factor 19
Aliases,D1S2223E,FLJ55296,HK33,PMP1,PMPI,PXF,PXMP1,
Gene summaryThis gene is necessary for early peroxisomal biogenesis. It acts both as a cytosolic chaperone and as an import receptor for peroxisomal membrane proteins (PMPs). Peroxins (PEXs) are proteins that are essential for the assembly of functional peroxisomes. The peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBDs) are a group of genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive, lethal diseases characterized by multiple defects in peroxisome function. These disorders have at least 14 complementation groups, with more than one phenotype being observed for some complementation groups. Although the clinical features of PBD patients vary, cells from all PBD patients exhibit a defect in the import of one or more classes of peroxisomal matrix proteins into the organelle. Defects in this gene are a cause of Zellweger syndrome (ZWS), as well as peroxisome biogenesis disorder complementation group 14 (PBD-CG14), which is also known as PBD-CGJ. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q23.2
Gene position160254941 - 160246599  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8343 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600279