| Gene Symbol |
SPRN
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| Entrez Gene |
503542
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| Alt Symbol |
SHADOO, SHO, bA108K14.1
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
shadow of prion protein homolog (zebrafish)
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| Other Description |
hypothetical protein BC004409|protein shadoo|shadow of prion protein
|
| Swissprots |
Q5BIV9
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| Accessions |
CAG34288 Q5BIV9 AK123191 AW293555 BC040198 AAH40198 CD580523 XM_005252684 XP_005252741 NM_001012508 NP_001012526
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| Function |
Prion-like protein that has PrP(C)-like neuroprotective activity. May act as a modulator for the biological actions of normal and abnormal PrP (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000250}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Mainly expressed in brain. In brain, it is expressed in hippocampus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14527721}.
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