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HOMER1 homer scaffold protein 1

Gene ID: 9456, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: HOMER; SYN47; Ves-1; HOMER1A; HOMER1B; HOMER1C

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the homer family of dendritic proteins. Members of this family regulate group 1 metabotrophic glutamate receptor function. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Common variants in the GDF5-UQCC region are associated with variation in human height.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide association study of selenium concentrations.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide association-, replication-, and neuroimaging study implicates HOMER1 in the etiology of major depression.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
5q14.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_000005.10 (79372636..79514134, complement)
Total number of exons:
11

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