sterile alpha motif domain-containing protein 9; SAM domain-containing protein 9 (SAMD9, C7orf5, DRIF1, KIAA2004, OEF1)
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Structure
contains 1 SAM (sterile alpha motif) domain
Compartment
cytoplasm (probable)
Expression
- widely expressed. very low levels in skeletal muscle
- not detected in fetal brain
- down-regulated in aggressive fibromatosis, as well as in breast & colon cancers
Pathology
- defects in SAMD9 are the cause of normophosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis