FXYD6
FXYD6 (pronounced fix-id six), or FXYD domain-containing ion transport regulator 6, is a gene which is located at the 11q23.3 (chromosome 11 locus 23.3). The FXYD6 protein contains 95 amino acids, and can be found in all human tissues except blood.
| FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 6 | |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | FXYD6 |
| NCBI gene | 53826 |
| HGNC | 4030 |
| OMIM | 606683 |
| RefSeq | NM_022003 |
| UniProt | Q9H0Q3 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 11 q23.3 |
This gene belongs to the FXYD family of ion transport regulators [1]
Pathology
According to recent research, mutations in the FXYD6 gene, or in sequences close by this gene, can predispose to the schizophrenia which is known to be strongly heritable.[2][3]
References
- ATP1G1/PLM/MAT8 family in PFAM
- Getting Crowded on Chromosome 11q22—Make Way for Phosphohippolin Archived April 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Choudhury K, McQuillin A, Puri V, et al. (2007). "A genetic association study of chromosome 11q22-24 in two different samples implicates the FXYD6 gene, encoding phosphohippolin, in susceptibility to schizophrenia". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 80 (4): 664–72. doi:10.1086/513475. PMC 1852702. PMID 17357072.
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