Description
Product Characteristics:
TMEM132A is a 560 amino acid protein encoded by a gene mapping to human chromosome 11. With approximately 135 million base pairs and 1,400 genes, chromosome 11 makes up around 4 % of human genomic DNA and is considered a gene and disease association dense chromosome. The chromosome 11 encoded Atm gene is important for regulation of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis following double strand DNA breaks. Atm mutation leads to the disorder known as ataxia-telangiectasia. The blood disorders Sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are caused by HBB gene mutations. Wilms' tumors, WAGR syndrome and Denys-Drash syndrome are associated with mutations of the WT1 gene. Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, Jacobsen syndrome, Niemann-Pick disease, hereditary angioedema and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome are also associated with defects in chromosome 11.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: GBP, HSPA5-binding protein 1, HSPA5BP1, T132A_HUMAN, Tmem132a, Transmembrane protein 132A.
Target Information: This gene encodes a protein that is highly similar to the rat Grp78-binding protein (GBP). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]