DBN1

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Drebrin 1
Identifiers
SymbolsDBN1; D0S117E
External IDsOMIM: 126660 MGI: 1931838 HomoloGene: 3236 GeneCards: DBN1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez162756320
EnsemblENSG00000113758ENSMUSG00000034675
UniProtQ16643Q9QXS6
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_004395NM_001177371
RefSeq (protein)NP_004386NP_001170842
Location (UCSC)Chr 5:
176.88 – 176.9 Mb
Chr 13:
55.47 – 55.49 Mb
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Drebrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DBN1 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic actin-binding protein thought to play a role in the process of neuronal growth. It is a member of the drebrin family of proteins that are developmentally regulated in the brain. A decrease in the amount of this protein in the brain has been implicated as a possible contributing factor in the pathogenesis of memory disturbance in Alzheimer's disease. At least two alternative splice variants encoding different protein isoforms have been described for this gene.[2]

References

  1. Toda M, Shirao T, Minoshima S, Shimizu N, Toya S, Uyemura K (Nov 1993). "Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding human drebrin E and chromosomal mapping of its gene". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 196 (1): 468–72. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1993.2273. PMID 8216329. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: DBN1 drebrin 1". 

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