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Store-operated calcium entry-associated regulatory factor

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Store-operated calcium entry-associated regulatory factor, also known as transmembrane protein 66 (TMEM66) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SARAF gene.[5][6]

AliasesSARAF, FOAP-7, TMEM66, XTP3, HSPC035, store-operated calcium entry associated regulatory factor
End30,083,208 bp[1]
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SARAF
Identifiers
AliasesSARAF, FOAP-7, TMEM66, XTP3, HSPC035, store-operated calcium entry associated regulatory factor
External IDsOMIM: 614768; MGI: 1915137; GeneCards: SARAF
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_016127
NM_001284239

NM_026432

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001271168
NP_057211

NP_080708

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 30.06 – 30.08 MbChr 8: 34.62 – 34.64 Mb
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Function

SARAF (TMEM66) is a negative regulator of the store-operated calcium channel (SOCE) into cells. SARAF is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane resident protein that associates with STIM1, to facilitate the inactivation of SOCE. SARAF plays a key role in shaping cytoplasmic calcium signals and determining the content of the major intracellular Ca2+ stores in the cell. By doing so it is likely to be important in protecting cells from calcium overfilling.[7]

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