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Gene information for MLPH (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID79083
Official gene symbolMLPH
Full namemelanophilin
Aliases,MGC2771,MGC59733,SLAC2-A,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the exophilin subfamily of Rab effector proteins. The protein forms a ternary complex with the small Ras-related GTPase Rab27A in its GTP-bound form and the motor protein myosin Va. A similar protein complex in mouse functions to tether pigment-producing organelles called melanosomes to the actin cytoskeleton in melanocytes, and is required for visible pigmentation in the hair and skin. A mutation in this gene results in Griscelli syndrome type 3, which is characterized by a silver-gray hair color and abnormal pigment distribution in the hair shaft. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2q37.3
Gene position238395878 - 238463961  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size68084 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID606526