Biology:SNX1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Sorting nexin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNX1 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a sorting nexin.[1] SNX1 is a component of the retromer complex.[2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the sorting nexin family. Members of this family contain a phox (PX) domain, which is a phosphoinositide binding domain, and are involved in intracellular trafficking. This endosomal protein regulates the cell-surface expression of epidermal growth factor receptor. This protein also has a role in sorting protease-activated receptor-1 from early endosomes to lysosomes. This protein may form oligomeric complexes with other family members.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Enhanced degradation of EGF receptors by a sorting nexin, SNX1". Science 272 (5264): 1008–10. May 1996. doi:10.1126/science.272.5264.1008. PMID 8638121. Bibcode: 1996Sci...272.1008K. 
  2. ↑ Vergés M (2008). "Retromer: multipurpose sorting and specialization in polarized transport". Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology 271: 153–98. doi:10.1016/S1937-6448(08)01204-5. ISBN 9780123747280. PMID 19081543. 
  3. ↑ "Retromer". Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 20 (4): 427–36. August 2008. doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2008.03.009. PMID 18472259. 
  4. ↑ "Entrez Gene: sorting nexin 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6642. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.