DCTN1
protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Summary
DCTN1 is a gene[1]. DCTN1 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: protein-coding gene[3]
- HomoloGene ID: 3011[4]
- Genomic start: 74361154[5], 74588281[6]
- Genomic end: 74392087[7], 74619214[8]
- Ortholog: Dctn1[9], DCTN1-p150[10], dctn1b[11], CG9279[12]
- Encodes: Dynactin subunit 1[13]
- Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[14]
- Chromosome: human chromosome 2[15]
- Genetic association: Perry syndrome[16], familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[17], sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[18]
- Strand orientation: reverse strand[19]
- Exact match: http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/1639[20]
- Cytogenetic location: 2p13.1[21]
- Expressed in: right frontal lobe[22], prefrontal cortex[23], right hemisphere of cerebellum[24], apex of heart[25], anterior cingulate cortex[26], nucleus accumbens[27], amygdala[28], putamen[29], caudate nucleus[30], anterior pituitary[31]
Why It Matters
DCTN1 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]