KIN

Also known as BTCD, KIN17, Rts2, Kin17 DNA and RNA binding protein

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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Within Vinony's link graph, KIN is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 10 and Ensembl genome database project.

It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 10.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Gene data

KIN

Name: Kin17 DNA and RNA binding protein
Type: protein-coding
Position: 7,750,962–7,788,001 (−)
Aliases: BTCD, KIN17, Rts2
Ensembl: ENSG00000151657
RefSeq RNA: NM_012311.4, NR_045609.2, NR_045610.1, XM_006717434.5, XM_006717435.5
RefSeq protein: NP_036443.1, XP_006717497.1, XP_006717498.1, XP_054221211.1, XP_054221212.1

The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear protein that forms intranuclear foci during proliferation and is redistributed in the nucleoplasm during the cell cycle. Short-wave ultraviolet light provokes the relocalization of the protein, suggesting its participation in the cellular response to DNA damage. Originally selected based on protein-binding with RecA antibodies, the mouse protein presents a limited similarity with a functional domain of the bacterial RecA protein, a characteristic shared by this human ortholog. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012].