PDCD6
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Programmed cell death protein 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDCD6 gene.[5]
External IDsOMIM: 601057; MGI: 109283; HomoloGene: 7880; GeneCards: PDCD6; OMA:PDCD6 - orthologs
This gene encodes a calcium-binding protein belonging to the penta-EF-hand protein family. Calcium binding is important for homodimerization and for conformational changes required for binding to other protein partners. This gene product participates in T cell receptor-, Fas-, and glucocorticoid-induced programmed cell death. In mice deficient for this gene product, however, apoptosis was not blocked suggesting this gene product is functionally redundant.[6]