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Gene information for ZYX (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7791
Official gene symbolZYX
Full namezyxin
Aliases,ESP-2,HED-2,
Gene summaryFocal adhesions are actin-rich structures that enable cells to adhere to the extracellular matrix and at which protein complexes involved in signal transduction assemble. Zyxin is a zinc-binding phosphoprotein that concentrates at focal adhesions and along the actin cytoskeleton. Zyxin has an N-terminal proline-rich domain and three LIM domains in its C-terminal half. The proline-rich domain may interact with SH3 domains of proteins involved in signal transduction pathways while the LIM domains are likely involved in protein-protein binding. Zyxin may function as a messenger in the signal transduction pathway that mediates adhesion-stimulated changes in gene expression and may modulate the cytoskeletal organization of actin bundles. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same isoform. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7q32
Gene position143078360 - 143088204  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size9845 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602002