Entrez gene ID | | 6041 |
Official gene symbol | | RNASEL |
Full name | | ribonuclease L (2',5'-oligoisoadenylate synthetase-dependent) |
Aliases | | ,DKFZp781D08126,MGC104972,MGC133329,PRCA1,RNS4, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a component of the interferon-regulated 2-5A system that functions in the antiviral and antiproliferative roles of interferons. Mutations in this gene have been associated with predisposition to prostate cancer and this gene is a candidate for the hereditary prostate cancer 1 (HPC1) allele. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q25 |
Gene position | | 182556108 - 182542772 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 13337 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 180435 |