MKLN1

Also known as TWA2, muskelin 1

Muskelin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MKLN1 gene.

Gene data

MKLN1

Name: muskelin 1
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: TWA2

Muskelin is an intracellular protein that acts as a mediator of cell spreading and cytoskeletal responses to the extracellular matrix component thrombospondin I (MIM 188060) (Adams et al., 1998 [PubMed 9724633]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].

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HomoloGene ID: 8305
exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/4289
genomic start: 130794855
genomic end: 131496632
cytogenetic location: 7q32.3

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CTLH complex
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Muskelin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MKLN1 gene.

== Gene == In humans, the MKLN1 gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 7 (7q32.3). It produces 12 splice variant transcripts, 6 of which are translated into a protein product. It is widely expressed across human tissues.