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DBN1

Drebrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DBN1 gene.

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DBN1
Identifiers
AliasesDBN1, D0S117E, drebrin 1
External IDsOMIM: 126660; MGI: 1931838; HomoloGene: 3236; GeneCards: DBN1; OMA:DBN1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001177371
NM_001177372
NM_019813

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004386
NP_543157
NP_001350470
NP_001351080
NP_001351081

NP_001170842
NP_001170843
NP_062787

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 177.46 – 177.47 MbChr 13: 55.62 – 55.64 Mb
PubMed search34
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Drebrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DBN1 gene.56

The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic actin-binding protein thought to play a role in the process of neuronal growth. It is a member of the drebrin family of proteins that are developmentally regulated in the brain. A decrease in the amount of this protein in the brain has been implicated as a possible contributing factor in the pathogenesis of memory disturbance in Alzheimer's disease. At least two alternative splice variants encoding different protein isoforms have been described for this gene.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000113758Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000034675Ensembl, 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. Toda M, Shirao T, Minoshima S, Shimizu N, Toya S, Uyemura K (Nov 1993). "Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding human drebrin E and chromosomal mapping of its gene". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 196 (1): 468–72. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1993.2273. PMID 8216329.
  6. "Entrez Gene: DBN1 drebrin 1".
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