Gigaxonin also known as kelch-like protein 16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GAN gene.[4][5][6]

GAN
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesGAN, GAN1, KLHL16, gigaxonin, GIG, giant axonal neuropathy gene, GAN gene
External IDsOMIM: 605379; MGI: 1890619; HomoloGene: 32523; GeneCards: GAN; OMA:GAN - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_022041
NM_001377486

NM_001081151

RefSeq (protein)

NP_071324

NP_001074620

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 81.31 – 81.39 Mbn/a
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Function

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Gigaxonin is a member of the cytoskeletal BTB / kelch (Broad-Complex, Tramtrack and Bric a brac) repeat family. (Kelch repeats are predicted to form a beta-propeller shape.) Gigaxonin plays a role in neurofilament architecture and is mutated in giant axonal neuropathy.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000261609Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ Flanigan KM, Crawford TO, Griffin JW, Goebel HH, Kohlschutter A, Ranells J, Camfield PR, Ptacek LJ (Feb 1998). "Localization of the giant axonal neuropathy gene to chromosome 16q24". Ann Neurol. 43 (1): 143–8. doi:10.1002/ana.410430126. PMID 9450783. S2CID 33206272.
  5. ^ Bomont P, Cavalier L, Blondeau F, Ben Hamida C, Belal S, Tazir M, Demir E, Topaloglu H, Korinthenberg R, Tuysuz B, Landrieu P, Hentati F, Koenig M (Dec 2000). "The gene encoding gigaxonin, a new member of the cytoskeletal BTB/kelch repeat family, is mutated in giant axonal neuropathy". Nat Genet. 26 (3): 370–4. doi:10.1038/81701. PMID 11062483. S2CID 2917153.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: GAN giant axonal neuropathy (gigaxonin)".

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