Enkurin

Enkurin, TRPC channel interacting protein
Identifiers
SymbolsENKUR ; C10orf63
External IDsOMIM: 611025 MGI: 1918483 HomoloGene: 17022 GeneCards: ENKUR Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez21967071233
EnsemblENSG00000151023ENSMUSG00000026679
UniProtQ8TC29Q6SP97
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001270383NM_027728
RefSeq (protein)NP_001257312NP_082004
Location (UCSC)Chr 10:
25.27 – 25.31 Mb
Chr 2:
21.18 – 21.21 Mb
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Enkurin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ENKUR gene.[1][2]

Enkurin interacts with transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) cation channels (e.g., TRPC1) and functions as an adaptor protein, tethering signal transduction proteins to TRPC channels.[2]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: enkurin".
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sutton KA, Jungnickel MK, Wang Y, Cullen K, Lambert S, Florman HM (October 2004). "Enkurin is a novel calmodulin and TRPC channel binding protein in sperm". Dev. Biol. 274 (2): 426–35. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.07.031. PMID 15385169.

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