Protein Name mesoderm specific transcript
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 17294
Gene Symbol

Mest

UniProt Q07646 (MEST_MOUSE), D3Z383 (D3Z383_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 50
Total Number of Articles : 41
Description

mesoderm specific transcript

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable hydrolase activity. Involved in regulation of lipid storage and response to retinoic acid. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; extraembryonic component; heart and pericardium; and neural retina. Used to study Barth syndrome. Orthologous to human MEST (mesoderm specific transcript). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • mesoderm-specific transcript protein
  • paternally-expressed gene 1 protein
  • Peg1
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Properties