Description
Product Characteristics:
This clone was constructed and sequenced as part of a high-throughput process to generate expression-ready clones from the Drosophila Gene Collection for use as a proteomics resource. The clone has been full-length sequenced to verify fidelity in translation, proper reading frame and presence of a recombination site.
Synonyms: Dysbindin protein homolog, Biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 1 subunit 8, BLOC-1 subunit 8, CG6856-PA, CG6856, DTBP1_DROME.
Target Information: This gene encodes a protein that may play a role in organelle biogenesis associated with melanosomes, platelet dense granules, and lysosomes. A similar protein in mouse is a component of a protein complex termed biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 1 (BLOC-1), and binds to alpha- and beta-dystrobrevins, which are components of the dystrophin-associated protein complex (DPC). Mutations in this gene are associated with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 7. This gene may also be associated with schizophrenia. Multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]