Gigaxonin

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gigaxonin also known as kelch-like protein 16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GAN gene.[4][5][6]

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AliasesGAN, GAN1, KLHL16, gigaxonin, GIG, giant axonal neuropathy gene, GAN gene
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GAN
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Identifiers
AliasesGAN, GAN1, KLHL16, gigaxonin, GIG, giant axonal neuropathy gene, GAN gene
External IDsOMIM: 605379; MGI: 1890619; HomoloGene: 32523; GeneCards: GAN; OMA:GAN - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_022041
NM_001377486

NM_001081151

RefSeq (protein)

NP_071324

NP_001074620

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 81.31 – 81.39 Mbn/a
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Function

Gigaxonin is a member of the cytoskeletal BTB / kelch (Broad-Complex, Tramtrack and Bric a brac) repeat family. (Kelch repeats are predicted to form a beta-propeller shape.) Gigaxonin plays a role in neurofilament architecture and is mutated in giant axonal neuropathy.[6]

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