striatin (STRN)

Function

• calmodulin-binding protein
• may function as scaffolding or signaling protein
• may play a role in dendritic Ca+2 signaling
• interacts with protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the WD repeat striatin family
• contains 6 WD repeats

Compartment

• cytoplasm (putative)
• peripheral membrane (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• preferentially expressed in brain

More general terms

• striatin family protein
• WD repeat protein family
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=6801
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:6801
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O43815.html