Description
Product Characteristics:
Hamartin, or TSC1, is a suspected tumor suppressor implicated in the disease tuberous sclerosis 1. It is a negative regulator of cell division controlling the transition from G0/G1 to S phase, and it seems to act through the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/Akt pathway. TSC1 interacts with tuberin m(TSC2), which is thought to be a GAP (GTPase Activating Protein) for the Rap1 and Rab5 small G Proteins. The Hamartin/Tuberin complex has been shown to inhibit mTor. Hamartin has also been shown to interact with ERM (Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin) proteins and with F-actin, suggesting a role for TSC proteins in modulation of cell adhesion and morphology.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: LAM, TSC1, Tuberous sclerosis 1 protein, TSC1_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a growth inhibitory protein thought to play a role in the stabilization of tuberin. Mutations in this gene have been associated with tuberous sclerosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009]