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TMEM120A - transmembrane protein 120A Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as NET29; TACAN; TMPIT

Gene ID: 83862 | Gene type: protein coding

About TMEM120A

Cytogenetic location: 7q11.23 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 7:75,986,831-75,994,595 (from NCBI)

This gene has 15 transcripts (splice variants), 251 orthologues and 1 paralogue. Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 47.7), adrenal (RPKM 45.0) and 25 other tissues.

Summary

Predicted to enable ion channel activity. Involved in fat cell differentiation; protein heterooligomerization; and protein homooligomerization. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

TMEM120A Products(3)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001317803.2 NP_001304732.1 ion channel TACAN isoform 2
NM_001363462.2 NP_001350391.1 ion channel TACAN isoform 3
NM_031925.3 NP_114131.1 ion channel TACAN isoform 1
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

ion channel TACAN

transmembrane protein induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Rattus norvegicus TMEM120A RGD RGD:1311474
Felis catus TMEM120A VGNC VGNC:66263
Macaca mulatta TMEM120A VGNC VGNC:79333
Mus musculus TMEM120A MGD MGI:2686991
Bos taurus TMEM120A VGNC VGNC:35956
Canis familiaris TMEM120A VGNC VGNC:54080