Biology:Ninein

From HandWiki
Short description: Ninein (s.m. Al Ninein) in dialetto Bolognese è il maiale.


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Ninein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NIN gene.[1][2][3] Ninein, together with its paralog Ninein-like protein is one of the proteins important for centrosomal function. This protein is important for positioning and anchoring the microtubules minus-ends in epithelial cells. Localization of this protein to the centrosome requires three leucine zippers in the central coiled-coil domain. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been reported.[3]

References

  1. "Cloning and characterization of a novel human ninein protein that interacts with the glycogen synthase kinase 3beta". Biochim Biophys Acta 1492 (2–3): 513–6. Oct 2000. doi:10.1016/S0167-4781(00)00127-5. PMID 11004522. 
  2. "Genomic organization and molecular characterization of the human ninein gene". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 279 (3): 989–95. Feb 2001. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2000.4050. PMID 11162463. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: NIN ninein (GSK3B interacting protein)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=51199. 

Further reading