Description
Product Characteristics:
Chromosome 7 is about 158 milllion bases long, encodes over 1000 genes and makes up about 5 % of the human genome. Chromosome 7 has been linked to Osteogenesis imperfecta, Pendred syndrome, Lissencephaly, Citrullinemia and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. The deletion of a portion of the q arm of chromosome 7 is associated with Williams-Beuren syndrome, a condition characterized by mild mental retardation, an unusual comfort and friendliness with strangers and an elfin appearance. Deletions of portions of the q arm of chromosome 7 are also seen in a number of myeloid disorders including cases of acute myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplasia. KIAA0415 is a 807 amino acid protein that exists as three alternatively spliced isoforms. The KIAA0415 gene product has been provisionally designated KIAA0415 pending further characterization.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: Hypothetical protein LOC9907, KIAA0415, Uncharacterized protein KIAA0415, AP5Z1_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene was identified by genome-wide screen for genes involved in homologous recombination DNA double-strand break repair (HR-DSBR). The encoded protein was found in a complex with other proteins that have a role in HR-DSBR. Knockdown of this gene reduced homologous recombination, and mutations in this gene were found in patients with spastic paraplegia. It was concluded that this gene likely encodes a helicase (PMID:20613862). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011]