CLN6
Sign in to saveAlso known as CLN4A, HsT18960, nclf, ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 6, late infantile, variant, CLN6, transmembrane ER protein, CLN6 transmembrane ER protein, CLN6A
Ceroid-lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLN6 gene.
Gene data
CLN6- Name
- CLN6 transmembrane ER protein
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 68,206,977–68,257,211 (−)
- Aliases
- CLN4A, CLN6A, HsT18960, nclf
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000128973
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001411068.1, NM_017882.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001397997.1, NP_060352.1
This gene is one of eight which have been associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL). Also referred to as Batten disease, NCL comprises a class of autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disorders affecting children. The genes responsible likely encode proteins involved in the degradation of post-translationally modified proteins in lysosomes. The primary defect in NCL disorders is thought to be associated with lysosomal storage function. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008].
Gene Ontology
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Molecular function
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/54982
- HomoloGene ID
- 9898
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- cytogenetic location
- 15q23
- genetic association
- neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
- expressed in
- appendix
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Ceroid-lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLN6 gene.
The CLN6 protein is part of the EGRESS complex (ER-to-Golgi relaying of enzymes of the lysosomal system), which recruits lysosomal enzymes at the endoplasmic reticulum to promote their transfer to the Golgi complex. The EGRESS complex is composed of CLN6 and CLN8 proteins. Loss-of-function mutations in CLN6 result in inefficient export of lysosomal enzymes from the endoplasmic reticulum and diminished levels of the enzymes at the lysosome.
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