SPG11 vesicle trafficking associated, spatacsin
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The SPG11 gene provides instructions for making the protein spatacsin. Spatacsin is active (expressed) throughout the nervous system, although its exact function is unknown. Researchers speculate that it may help control the activity of particular genes (gene expression) or play a role in the transport (trafficking) of proteins. Spatacsin may also be involved in the maintenance of axons, which are specialized extensions of nerve cells (neurons) that transmit impulses throughout the nervous system.
Normal function
The SPG11 gene provides instructions for making the protein spatacsin. Spatacsin is active (expressed) throughout the nervous system, although its exact function is unknown. Researchers speculate that it may help control the activity of particular genes (gene expression) or play a role in the transport (trafficking) of proteins. Spatacsin may also be involved in the maintenance of axons, which are specialized extensions of nerve cells (neurons) that transmit impulses throughout the nervous system.
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Other names
FLJ21439
KIAA1840
spastic paraplegia 11 (autosomal recessive)
SPATACSIN
SPTCS_HUMAN
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Further reading and references
- SPG11 vesicle trafficking associated, spatacsin; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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