Description
Product Characteristics: This gene encodes a member of the polycystin protein family. The encoded protein contains multiple transmembrane domains, and cytoplasmic N- and C-termini. The protein may be an integral membrane protein involved in cell-cell/matrix interactions. This protein functions as a calcium-regulated nonselective cation channel. Alternative splice variants have been described but their full length sequences have not been determined FUNCTION: May function as a subunit of an ion channel and act as a transducer of calcium-mediated signaling. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Membrane, Multi-pass membrane protein. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in adult heart, skeletal muscle, brain, spleen, testis, retina and liver. According to Ref.1 expressed at high levels in fetal tissues, including kidney and liver, and down-regulated in adult tissues. It has been found to be expressed in fetal brain, but not expressed in fetal lung, liver or kidney. Isoform 4 appears to be expressed only in transformed lymphoblasts.,Mammalian Polycystin,PK2L1, PKD2L, PKDL, Polycystin-L
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the polycystin protein family. The encoded protein contains multiple transmembrane domains, and cytoplasmic N- and C-termini. The protein may be an integral membrane protein involved in cell-cell/matrix interactions. This protein functions as a calcium-regulated nonselective cation channel. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]