Entrez gene ID | | 7873 |
Official gene symbol | | MANF |
Full name | | mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor |
Aliases | | ,ARMET,ARP,MGC142148,MGC142150, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and golgi, and is also secreted. Reducing expression of this gene increases susceptibility to ER stress-induced death and promotes cell proliferation. The protein was initially thought to be longer at the N-terminus and to contain an arginine-rich region but transcribed evidence indicates a smaller open reading frame that does not encode the arginine tract. The presence of polymorphisms in the arginine-rich region, including a specific mutation that changes the previously numbered codon 50 from ATG to AGG, have been reported in a variety of solid tumors; however, these polymorphisms were later shown to exist in normal tissues and are thus not tumor-related. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 3 Locus: 3p21.1 |
Gene position | | 51422692 - 51426828 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 4137 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 601916 |