protein C8orf13 (FAM167A)

Structure

• belongs to the FAM167 (SEC) family

Expression

• expressed in skin, including primary keratinocytes, spleen, kidney, leukocytes, testis, lung, small intestine & prostate

Pathology

• genetic variation in the upstream region of the BLK gene & C8orf13 gene (chromosome 8p23.1) is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

Genetics

• apparently linked with BLK gene (chromosome 8p23.1)

More general terms

• uncharacterized protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=83648
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:83648
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/610085
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96KS9.html