TMC8

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Transmembrane channel-like protein 8 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TMC8 gene.[1][2]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein that localize to the endoplasmic reticulum and is predicted to form transmembrane channels. This gene encodes a transmembrane channel-like protein with 8 predicted transmembrane domains and 3 leucine zipper motifs.[2]

Clinical significance

Mutations in the TMC8 gene are associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), an autosomal recessive dermatosis characterized by abnormal susceptibility to human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and a high rate of progression to squamous cell carcinoma on sun-exposed skin.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ramoz N, Rueda LA, Bouadjar B, Montoya LS, Orth G, Favre M (December 2002). "Mutations in two adjacent novel genes are associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis" (PDF). Nature Genetics. 32 (4): 579–81. doi:10.1038/ng1044. PMID 12426567. S2CID 20013445.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Entrez Gene: TMC8 transmembrane channel-like 8".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.