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NDN (gene)

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
4692

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000182636

NDN (gene)

Aliases
  
NDN, HsT16328, PWCR, necdin, MAGE family member

External IDs
  
MGI: 97290 HomoloGene: 20559 GeneCards: NDN

Necdin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NDN gene.

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Function

This intronless gene is located in the Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) deletion region. It is an imprinted gene and is expressed exclusively from the paternal allele. Studies in mice suggest that the protein encoded by this gene may suppress growth in postmitotic neurons.

Necdin is used to stimulate growth regulation and DNA-dependent transcription regulation.

Interactions

NDN (gene) has been shown to interact with:

References

NDN (gene) Wikipedia