PALM
Protein-coding gene in humans
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Paralemmin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PALM gene.[5][6][7]
External IDsOMIM: 608134; MGI: 1261814; HomoloGene: 1937; GeneCards: PALM; OMA:PALM - orthologs
This gene encodes a member of the paralemmin protein family. Other members of this family include CAP-23, GAP-43, MARCKS, and MacMARCKS. The product of this gene is a prenylated and palmitoylated phosphoprotein that associates with the cytoplasmic face of plasma membranes and is implicated in plasma membrane dynamics in neurons and other cell types.[5][6] Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified, but the full-length nature of only two transcript variants has been determined.[7]