MEST (gene)

Mesoderm specific transcript
Identifiers
Symbols MEST ; PEG1
External IDs OMIM: 601029 MGI: 96968 HomoloGene: 1800 GeneCards: MEST Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4232 17294
Ensembl ENSG00000106484 ENSMUSG00000051855
UniProt Q5EB52 Q07646
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001253900 NM_001252292
RefSeq (protein) NP_001240829 NP_001239221
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
130.49 – 130.51 Mb
Chr 6:
30.72 – 30.75 Mb
PubMed search

Mesoderm-specific transcript homolog protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MEST gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the [alpha]/[beta] hydrolase fold family and has isoform-specific imprinting. The loss of imprinting of this gene has been linked to certain types of cancer and may be due to promotor switching. The encoded protein may play a role in development. Three transcript variants encoding two distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. A pseudogene for this locus is located on chromosome 6.[2]

References

  1. Nishita Y, Yoshida I, Sado T, Takagi N (Feb 1997). "Genomic imprinting and chromosomal localization of the human MEST gene". Genomics 36 (3): 539–42. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0502. PMID 8884280.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: MEST mesoderm specific transcript homolog (mouse)".

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