Gene Symbol | TCAP |
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Entrez Gene | 8557 |
Alt Symbol | CMD1N, LGMD2G, T-cap, TELE, telethonin |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | titin-cap |
Other Description | 19 kDa sarcomeric protein|limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2G (autosomal recessive)|telethonin|titin cap protein |
Swissprots | O15273 Q96L27 |
Accessions | ABN05287 ABV72586 ABX57861 CAA08987 CAA09479 EAW60586 EAW60587 O15273 AJ000491 CAA04129 AK096328 BAG53261 BC012628 AAH12628 BC013330 AAH13330 BF670957 DA899335 DQ892812 ABM83738 DQ896058 ABM87057 NM_003673 NP_003664 |
Function | Muscle assembly regulating factor. Mediates the antiparallel assembly of titin (TTN) molecules at the sarcomeric Z-disk. |
Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16713295}. |
Tissue Specificity | Heart and skeletal muscle. |