TMEM18
Sign in to saveAlso known as transmembrane protein 18, lncND
Transmembrane protein 18, also known as TMEM18, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TMEM18 gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, TMEM18 is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 2 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 2.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
TMEM18- Name
- transmembrane protein 18
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 663,877–677,470 (−)
- Aliases
- lncND
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000151353
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001352680.2, NM_001352681.1, NM_152834.4
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001339609.1, NP_001339610.1, NP_690047.2
Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Involved in cell migration. Located in nuclear membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
transmembrane protein 18
- Symbol
- TMEM18
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 2:663,877-677,470
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 138333
- genetic association
- obesity
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/129787
- genomic end
- 677406
- genomic start
- 663877
- chromosome
- human chromosome 2
- cytogenetic location
- 2p25.3
- expressed in
- gonad
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Function
- Clinical significance
- Evolutionary history
- References
- Further reading
Transmembrane protein 18, also known as TMEM18, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TMEM18 gene.
== Function == TMEM18 seems to affect energy levels through insulin and glucagon signaling, and in flies, its downregulation induces a metabolic state resembling type-II diabetes
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