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TOR2A torsin family 2 member A

Gene ID: 27433, updated on 18-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: TORP1

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the AAA family of adenosine triphosphatases with similarity to Clp proteases and heat shock proteins. Alternative splicing at this locus results in the translation of multiple isoforms of the encoded protein, some of which contain salusin peptides in the C-terminal region. These peptides may play roles in hypotension, myocardial growth and the induction of mitogenesis, and may also be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The antimicrobial peptide salusin-beta has antibacterial activity. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]

Genomic context

Location:
9q34.11
Sequence:
Chromosome: 9; NC_000009.12 (127731524..127735294, complement)
Total number of exons:
5

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