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FLASH GENE

Symbol

TTPA

contributors: - updated : 25-04-2005

HGNC name	tocopherol (alpha) transfer protein (ataxia (Friedreich-like) with vitamin E deficiency)
HGNC id	12404

FLASH GENE DNA RNA EXPRESSION PROTEIN DISORDER ANIMAL & CELL MODELS

DNA

TYPE	functioning gene
STRUCTURE	25.00 kb     5 Exon(s)

10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study

MAPPING

cloned

Y

linked

status

confirmed

RNA

TRANSCRIPTS	type	messenger

EXPRESSION

Type

constitutive of

expressed in	(based on citations)
organ(s)	System Organ level 1 Organ level 2 Organ level 3 Organ level 4 Level Pubmed Species Stage Rna symbol Digestive intestine small intestine         liver         Urinary kidney

cell lineage

cell lines

fluid/secretion

at STAGE

PROTEIN

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

STRUCTURE

motifs/domains

one CRAL-TRIO domain

HOMOLOGY

interspecies	homolog to murine Ttpa
	homolog to rattus Ttpa

Homologene

FAMILY

CATEGORY

transport carrier

SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION	intracellular
	intracellular,cytoplasm

basic FUNCTION

liver protein responsible for the selective retention of alpha-tocopherol from dietary vitamin E

CELLULAR PROCESS

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS

PATHWAY

metabolism

signaling

sensory transduction/vision

a component

INTERACTION

DNA

RNA

small molecule

protein

binding alpha-tocopherol

cell & other

REGULATION

ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

corresponding disease(s)

AVED

related resource

Retinal Information Network

Susceptibility

Variant & Polymorphism

Candidate gene

Marker

Therapy target

ANIMAL & CELL MODELS