ARMET

Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor

Rendering based on PDB 2KVD.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols MANF ; ARMET; ARP
External IDs OMIM: 601916 MGI: 1922090 HomoloGene: 4383 GeneCards: MANF Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 7873 74840
Ensembl ENSG00000145050 ENSMUSG00000032575
UniProt P55145 Q3TMX5
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_006010 NM_029103
RefSeq (protein) NP_006001 NP_083379
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
51.39 – 51.39 Mb
Chr 9:
106.84 – 106.89 Mb
PubMed search

Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MANF gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a highly conserved protein whose function is known. The protein was initially thought to be longer at the N-terminus and to contain an arginine-rich region but transcribed evidence indicates a smaller open reading frame that does not encode the arginine tract. The presence of a specific mutation changing the previously numbered codon 50 from ATG to AGG, or deletion of that codon, has been reported in a variety of solid tumors. With the protein size correction, this codon is now identified as the initiation codon.[2]

References

  1. Petrova P, Raibekas A, Pevsner J, Vigo N, Anafi M, Moore MK, Peaire AE, Shridhar V, Smith DI, Kelly J, Durocher Y, Commissiong JW (Jun 2003). "MANF: a new mesencephalic, astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor with selectivity for dopaminergic neurons". J Mol Neurosci 20 (2): 173–88. doi:10.1385/JMN:20:2:173. PMID 12794311.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: ARMET arginine-rich, mutated in early stage tumors".

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