Hemicentin 1

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Hemicentin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HMCN1 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a large extracellular member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. A similar protein in C. elegans forms long, fine tracks at specific extracellular sites that are involved in many processes such as stabilization of the germline syncytium, anchorage of mechanosensory neurons to the epidermis, and organization of hemidesmosomes in the epidermis. Mutations in this gene may be associated with age-related macular degeneration.[2]

References

  1. Vogel BE, Hedgecock EM (Mar 2001). "Hemicentin, a conserved extracellular member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, organizes epithelial and other cell attachments into oriented line-shaped junctions". Development. 128 (6): 883–94. PMID 11222143.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: HMCN1 hemicentin 1".

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