TMEM18

Also 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.

Gene data

TMEM18

Name: transmembrane protein 18
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: lncND

Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Involved in cell migration. Located in nuclear membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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transmembrane protein 18

Symbol: TMEM18
Biotype: Protein coding
Organism: Homo sapiens
Location: 2:663,877-677,470
Strand: Reverse (−)
Assembly: GRCh38

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HomoloGene ID: 138333
exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/129787
genomic end: 677406
genomic start: 663877
cytogenetic location: 2p25.3

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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