Entrez gene ID | | 63924 |
Official gene symbol | | CIDEC |
Full name | | cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector c |
Aliases | | ,CIDE-3,FLJ20871,Fsp27, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-like effector family. Members of this family play important roles in apoptosis. The encoded protein promotes lipid droplet formation in adipocytes and may mediate adipocyte apoptosis. This gene is regulated by insulin and its expression is positively correlated with insulin sensitivity. Mutations in this gene may contribute to insulin resistant diabetes. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 3. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 3 Locus: 3p25.3 |
Gene position | | 9920740 - 9908398 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 12343 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 612120 |
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