Protein Name elastin
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 25043
Gene Symbol

Eln

UniProt Q99372 (ELN_RAT), D4A9U4 (D4A9U4_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 278
Total Number of Articles : 325
Description

elastin

Gene Summary

Enables extracellular matrix constituent conferring elasticity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to L-ascorbic acid; cellular response to dexamethasone stimulus; and cellular response to retinoic acid. Located in extracellular space. Used to study abdominal aortic aneurysm. Biomarker of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease; bladder neck obstruction; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; liver cirrhosis; and silicosis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Williams-Beuren syndrome; aortic disease (multiple); autoimmune disease (multiple); cutis laxa (multiple); and retinal disease (multiple). Orthologous to human ELN (elastin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • elastin
  • Tropoelastin
  • RATTREL11
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Properties