Thymosin beta-4, Y-chromosomal

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

Thymosin beta-4, Y-chromosomal is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TMSB4Y gene.[3][4]

AliasesTMSB4Y, TB4Y, thymosin beta 4, Y-linked, thymosin beta 4 Y-linked
End13,706,024 bp[1]
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TMSB4Y
Identifiers
AliasesTMSB4Y, TB4Y, thymosin beta 4, Y-linked, thymosin beta 4 Y-linked
External IDsOMIM: 400017; GeneCards: TMSB4Y; OMA:TMSB4Y - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004202

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_004193

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Location (UCSC)Chr Y: 13.7 – 13.71 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
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The protein consists (in humans) of 44 amino acids (msdkpgmaei ekfdksklkk tetqeknpls sketieqerq ages) MolWt 4881.[5]

Function

This gene lies within the male specific region of chromosome Y. Its homolog on chromosome X (thymosin beta-4) escapes X inactivation and encodes an actin sequestering protein.[4]

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