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TNNT1 troponin T1, slow skeletal type

Gene ID: 7138, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ANM; TNT; NEM5; STNT; TNTS

Summary

This gene encodes a protein that is a subunit of troponin, which is a regulatory complex located on the thin filament of the sarcomere. This complex regulates striated muscle contraction in response to fluctuations in intracellular calcium concentration. This complex is composed of three subunits: troponin C, which binds calcium, troponin T, which binds tropomyosin, and troponin I, which is an inhibitory subunit. This protein is the slow skeletal troponin T subunit. Mutations in this gene cause nemaline myopathy type 5, also known as Amish nemaline myopathy, a neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle weakness and rod-shaped, or nemaline, inclusions in skeletal muscle fibers which affects infants, resulting in death due to respiratory insufficiency, usually in the second year. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Nemaline myopathy 5
MedGen: C1854380OMIM: 605355GeneReviews: Not available
not available
Nemaline myopathy 5B, autosomal recessive, childhood-onset
MedGen: C5830545OMIM: 620386GeneReviews: Not available
not available
Nemaline myopathy 5C, autosomal dominant
MedGen: C5830549OMIM: 620389GeneReviews: Not available
not available

Genomic context

Location:
19q13.42
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (55132698..55149206, complement)
Total number of exons:
15

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