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MLEC malectin

Gene ID: 9761, updated on 6-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: KIAA0152

Summary

This gene encodes the carbohydrate-binding protein malectin which is a Type I membrane-anchored endoplasmic reticulum protein. This protein has an affinity for Glc2Man9GlcNAc2 (G2M9) N-glycans and is involved in regulating glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum. This protein has also been shown to interact with ribophorin I and may be involved in the directing the degradation of misfolded proteins. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2015]

Genomic context

Location:
12q24.31
Sequence:
Chromosome: 12; NC_000012.12 (120687149..120701859)
Total number of exons:
7

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