melanoregulin (dilute suppressor protein homolog, MREG, DSU, HDCGA21P)
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Function
- role in the incorporation of pigments into hair
- may function in membrane fusion & regulate the biogenesis of disk membranes of photoreceptor rod cells
- interacts with PRPH2
Structure
belongs to the melanoregulin family
Compartment
- apical cell membrane
- peripheral membrane
- localizes to the inner segment & basal outer segment of rods in the retina
Alternative splicing
named isoforms=2
Expression
expressed in photoreceptor cells (at protein level)