KIRREL

Kin of IRRE like (Drosophila)
Identifiers
Symbols KIRREL ; NEPH1
External IDs OMIM: 607428 HomoloGene: 10089 GeneCards: KIRREL Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 55243 170643
Ensembl ENSG00000183853 ENSMUSG00000041734
UniProt Q96J84 Q80W68
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001286349 NM_001170985
RefSeq (protein) NP_001273278 NP_001164456
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
157.99 – 158.1 Mb
Chr 3:
87.08 – 87.17 Mb
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Kin of IRRE-like protein 1, also known as NEPH1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIRREL gene.[1][2]

Function

NEPH1 is a member of the nephrin-like protein family, which includes NEPH2 (MIM 607761) and NEPH3 (KIRREL2, MIM 607762). The cytoplasmic domains of these proteins interact with the C terminus of podocin (NPHS2; MIM 604766). NEPH1 is expressed in filtration slits of kidney podocytes, cells involved in ensuring size- and charge-selective ultrafiltration of blood (Sellin et al., 2003).[supplied by OMIM][2]

Interactions

KIRREL has been shown to interact with Nephrin[3][4] and Tight junction protein 1.[3][5]

References

  1. Sellin L, Huber TB, Gerke P, Quack I, Pavenstädt H, Walz G (Jan 2003). "NEPH1 defines a novel family of podocin interacting proteins". FASEB J 17 (1): 115–7. doi:10.1096/fj.02-0242fje. PMID 12424224.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: KIRREL kin of IRRE like (Drosophila)".
  3. 1 2 Liu G, Kaw B, Kurfis J, Rahmanuddin S, Kanwar YS, Chugh SS (Jul 2003). "Neph1 and nephrin interaction in the slit diaphragm is an important determinant of glomerular permeability". J. Clin. Invest. 112 (2): 209–21. doi:10.1172/JCI18242. PMC 164293. PMID 12865409.
  4. Gerke P, Huber TB, Sellin L, Benzing T, Walz G (Apr 2003). "Homodimerization and heterodimerization of the glomerular podocyte proteins nephrin and NEPH1". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 14 (4): 918–26. doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000057853.05686.89. PMID 12660326.
  5. Huber TB, Schmidts M, Gerke P, Schermer B, Zahn A, Hartleben B, Sellin L, Walz G, Benzing T (Apr 2003). "The carboxyl terminus of Neph family members binds to the PDZ domain protein zonula occludens-1". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (15): 13417–21. doi:10.1074/jbc.C200678200. PMID 12578837.

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