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ERC1

ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ERC1 gene. The name ELKS is derived from "protein rich in the amino acids E, L, K and S"

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ERC1
Identifiers
AliasesERC1, Cast2, ELKS, ERC-1, RAB6IP2, ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family member 1
External IDsOMIM: 607127; MGI: 2151013; HomoloGene: 14229; GeneCards: ERC1; OMA:ERC1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001301248
NM_178039
NM_178040

NM_053204
NM_178085

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001288177
NP_829883
NP_829884

NP_444434
NP_835186

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 0.99 – 1.5 MbChr 6: 119.57 – 119.85 Mb
PubMed search34
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ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ERC1 gene.567 The name ELKS is derived from "protein rich in the amino acids E, L, K and S"8

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a family of RIM-binding proteins. RIMs are active zone proteins that regulate neurotransmitter release. This gene has been found fused to the receptor-type tyrosine kinase gene RET by gene rearrangement due to the translocation t(10;12)(q11;p13). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.7 ELKS has been reported to direct vesicles with RAB6A to melanosomes.8

Interactions

ERC1 has been shown to interact with RAB6A.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000082805Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000030172Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Yokota T, Nakata T, Minami S, Inazawa J, Emi M (Apr 2000). "Genomic organization and chromosomal mapping of ELKS, a gene rearranged in a papillary thyroid carcinoma". J Hum Genet. 45 (1): 6–11. doi:10.1007/s100380050002. PMID 10697956.
  6. Monier S, Jollivet F, Janoueix-Lerosey I, Johannes L, Goud B (Apr 2002). "Characterization of novel Rab6-interacting proteins involved in endosome-to-TGN transport". Traffic. 3 (4): 289–97. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0854.2002.030406.x. PMID 11929610. S2CID 22993226.
  7. "Entrez Gene: ERC1 ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family member 1".
  8. Patwardhan A, Bardin S, Miserey-Lenkei S, Larue L, Goud B, Raposo G, Delevoye C (2017). "Routing of the RAB6 secretory pathway towards the lysosome related organelle of melanocytes". Nature Communications. 8 15835. Bibcode:2017NatCo...815835P. doi:10.1038/ncomms15835. PMC 5474736. PMID 28607494.
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