Protein Name necdin, MAGE family member
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 4692
Gene Symbol

NDN

UniProt Q99608 (NECD_HUMAN), X5D982 (X5D982_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 36
Total Number of Articles : 26
Description

necdin, MAGE family member

Gene Summary

This intronless gene is located in the Prader-Willi syndrome deletion region. It is an imprinted gene and is expressed exclusively from the paternal allele. Studies in mouse suggest that the protein encoded by this gene may suppress growth in postmitotic neurons. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • necdin
  • Prader-Willi syndrome chromosome region
  • necdin homolog
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Properties