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Symbol TGM1 contributors: mct - updated : 28-09-2013
HGNC name transglutaminase 1 (K polypeptide epidermal type I, protein-glutamine-gamma-glutamyltransferase)
HGNC id 11777
Corresponding disease
ARCI1 ichthyosis, congenital, autosomal recessive 1
BSI bathing suit ichthyosis
Location 14q11.2      Physical location : 24.718.321 - 24.732.416
Synonym name
  • protein-glutamine-gamma-glutamyltransferase 1
  • transglutaminase keratinocyte
  • Synonym symbol(s) TGK1, ICR2, TGASE, LI, LI1, KTG
    EC.number 2.3.2.13
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 14.00 kb     16 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    regulatory sequence cytosine-phosphate-guanine/HTF
    MAPPING cloned Y linked Y status confirmed
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    - - 2777 89 817 - -
  • also called TGM1a
  • - initiation site 2700 - - - Kim
  • two nucleotide, 5' deletions differing from 1a by the first 15 amino acids
  • also called TGM1b
  • EXPRESSION
    Type widely
    constitutive of
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestiveesophagus   highly
     mouth   highly
     pharynx   lowly
    Lymphoid/Immunethymus   moderately
    Reproductivefemale systemplacenta  moderately
     female systemuteruscervix moderately
     female systemuterus  lowly
    Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea  lowly
     respiratory tractlarynx  predominantly
    Urinarybladder   moderately
     kidney   lowly
    Visualeye   lowly
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Connectiveadipose  highly
    Epithelialbarrier liningretinal pigment epithelium (RPE) lowly
    Muscularstriatumskeletal lowly
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Skin/Tegumentkeratinocyte
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    Text umbilical cord at an highly level
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • unique N terminal
  • C terminal extensions
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to dog TGM1 (92.26 pc)
    homolog to chimpanzee TGM1 (99.63 pc)
    homolog to rattus Tgm1 (91.52 pc)
    homolog to murine Tgm1 (91.49 pc)
    intraspecies homolog to clotting factor FXIII catalytic subunit
    Homologene
    FAMILY transglutaminase family
    CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm
    text membrane bound
    basic FUNCTION
  • transglutaminase, crosslinking the structural components (SPRRs,IVL and LOR) and constituents of cornified enveloppe
  • also binding omega-hydroxyceramides to evolucrin by ester bond formation in the terminal step of the differentiation programme of epidermal keratinocytes
  • CELLULAR PROCESS cell organization/biogenesis
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule metal binding,
  • Ca2+
  • protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) ARCI1 , BSI
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS