Description
Product Characteristics:
C9orf25 (chromosome 9 open reading frame 25) is a 185 amino acid protein that exists as seven alternatively spliced isoforms that are encoded by a gene located on human chromosome 9. Chromosome 9 consists of about 145 million bases, represents 4 % of the human genome and encodes nearly 900 genes. Thought to play a role in gender determination, deletion of the distal portion of 9p can lead to development of male to female sex reversal, the phenotype of a female with a male X,Y genotype. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, which is characterized by harmful vascular defects, is associated with the chromosome 9 gene encoding endoglin protein, ENG. Familial dysautonomia is also associated with chromosome 9 though through the gene IKBKAP. Notably, chromosome 9 encompasses the largest interferon family gene cluster. Chromosome 9 is partnered with chromosome 22 in the translocation leading to the aberrant production of BCR-ABL fusion protein often found in leukemias.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: bA573M23.5, C9orf25, Chromosome 9 open reading frame 25, F219A_HUMAN, FLJ39031, Hypothetical protein LOC203259, Uncharacterized protein C9orf25.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene has homologs that have been identified in mouse, macaque, etc organisms. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]