DBN1

DBN1

DBN1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Drebrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DBN1 gene.[5][6]

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The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic actin-binding protein thought to play a role in the process of neuronal growth. It is a member of the drebrin family of proteins that are developmentally regulated in the brain. A decrease in the amount of this protein in the brain has been implicated as a possible contributing factor in the pathogenesis of memory disturbance in Alzheimer's disease. At least two alternative splice variants encoding different protein isoforms have been described for this gene.[6]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Toda M, Shirao T, Minoshima S, Shimizu N, Toya S, Uyemura K (Nov 1993). "Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding human drebrin E and chromosomal mapping of its gene". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 196 (1): 468–72. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1993.2273. PMID 8216329.

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