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MKS1

Meckel syndrome, type 1 also known as MKS1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MKS1 gene.

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MKS1
Identifiers
AliasesMKS1, BBS13, MES, MKS, POC12, Meckel syndrome, type 1, JBTS28, MKS transition zone complex subunit 1
External IDsOMIM: 609883; MGI: 3584243; HomoloGene: 9833; GeneCards: MKS1; OMA:MKS1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001165927
NM_017777
NM_001321268
NM_001321269
NM_001330397

NM_001039684

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001159399
NP_001308197
NP_001308198
NP_001317326
NP_060247

NP_001034773

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 58.21 – 58.22 MbChr 11: 87.74 – 87.75 Mb
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Meckel syndrome, type 1 also known as MKS1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MKS1 gene.5

Function

The MKS1 protein along with meckelin are part of the flagellar apparatus basal body proteome and are required for cilium formation.6

Clinical significance

Mutations in the MKS1 are associated with Meckel syndrome57 or Bardet–Biedl syndrome.8

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000011143Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000034121Ensembl, 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. Kyttälä M, Tallila J, Salonen R, Kopra O, Kohlschmidt N, Paavola-Sakki P, Peltonen L, Kestilä M (February 2006). "MKS1, encoding a component of the flagellar apparatus basal body proteome, is mutated in Meckel syndrome". Nat. Genet. 38 (2): 155–7. doi:10.1038/ng1714. PMID 16415886. S2CID 10676530.
  6. Dawe HR, Smith UM, Cullinane AR, Gerrelli D, Cox P, Badano JL, Blair-Reid S, Sriram N, Katsanis N, Attie-Bitach T, Afford SC, Copp AJ, Kelly DA, Gull K, Johnson CA (January 2007). "The Meckel-Gruber Syndrome proteins MKS1 and meckelin interact and are required for primary cilium formation". Hum. Mol. Genet. 16 (2): 173–86. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddl459. PMID 17185389.
  7. Consugar MB, Kubly VJ, Lager DJ, Hommerding CJ, Wong WC, Bakker E, Gattone VH, Torres VE, Breuning MH, Harris PC (June 2007). "Molecular diagnostics of Meckel-Gruber syndrome highlights phenotypic differences between MKS1 and MKS3". Hum. Genet. 121 (5): 591–9. doi:10.1007/s00439-007-0341-3. PMID 17377820. S2CID 11815792.
  8. Leitch CC, Zaghloul NA, Davis EE, Stoetzel C, Diaz-Font A, Rix S, Alfadhel M, Al-Fadhel M, Lewis RA, Eyaid W, Banin E, Dollfus H, Beales PL, Badano JL, Katsanis N (April 2008). "Hypomorphic mutations in syndromic encephalocele genes are associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome". Nat. Genet. 40 (4): 443–8. doi:10.1038/ng.97. PMID 18327255. S2CID 5282929.
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