Species Human Entrez 57192 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000090674 | |
Aliases MCOLN1, MG-2, ML4, MLIV, MST080, MSTP080, TRP-ML1, TRPM-L1, TRPML1, mucolipin 1 External IDs OMIM: 605248 MGI: 1890498 HomoloGene: 10744 GeneCards: MCOLN1 | ||
Mucolipin-1 also known as TRPML1 (transient receptor potential cation channel, mucolipin subfamily, member 1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MCOLN1 gene. It is a member of the small family of the TRPML channels, a subgroup of the large protein family of TRP ion channels.
TRPML1 is a 65 kDa protein associated with mucolipidosis type IV. Its predicted structure includes six transmembrane domains, a transient receptor potential (TRP) cation-channel domain, and an internal channel pore. TRPML1 is believed to channel iron ions across the endosome/lysosome membrane into the cell and so its malfunction causes cellular iron deficiency.
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