striatin-4; zinedin (STRN4 ZIN)

Function

• binds calmodulin in a Ca+2 dependent manner
• may function as scaffolding or signaling protein

Structure

• belongs to the WD repeat striatin family
• contains 7 WD repeats

Compartment

• cytoplasm (putative)
• peripheral membrane (putative)

Notes

• the name 'zinedin' probably originates from the name of the famous soccer player from Marseille (Zinedine Zidane)

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=29888
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:29888
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NRL3.html