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PEX16

Peroxisomal membrane protein PEX16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PEX16 gene.

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PEX16
Identifiers
AliasesPEX16, PBD8A, PBD8B, peroxisomal biogenesis factor 16
External IDsOMIM: 603360; MGI: 1338829; HomoloGene: 3537; GeneCards: PEX16; OMA:PEX16 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004813
NM_057174

NM_145122

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004804
NP_476515

NP_660104

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 45.91 – 45.92 MbChr 2: 92.21 – 92.21 Mb
PubMed search34
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Peroxisomal membrane protein PEX16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PEX16 gene.56

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is an integral peroxisomal membrane protein. An inactivating nonsense mutation localized to this gene was observed in a patient with Zellweger syndrome of the complementation group CGD/CG9. Expression of this gene product morphologically and biochemically restores the formation of new peroxisomes, suggesting a role in peroxisome organization and biogenesis. Alternative splicing has been observed for this gene and two variants have been described.6

Interactions

PEX16 has been shown to interact with PEX19.7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000121680Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027222Ensembl, 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. South ST, Gould SJ (Mar 1999). "Peroxisome Synthesis in the Absence of Preexisting Peroxisomes". J Cell Biol. 144 (2): 255–66. doi:10.1083/jcb.144.2.255. PMC 2132891. PMID 9922452.
  6. "Entrez Gene: PEX16 peroxisomal biogenesis factor 16".
  7. Fransen, M; Wylin T; Brees C; Mannaerts G P; Van Veldhoven P P (Jul 2001). "Human Pex19p Binds Peroxisomal Integral Membrane Proteins at Regions Distinct from Their Sorting Sequences". Mol. Cell. Biol. 21 (13): 4413–24. doi:10.1128/MCB.21.13.4413-4424.2001. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 87101. PMID 11390669.
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