Optineurin
Encyclopedia
Optineurin is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the OPTN gene
.
with Huntingtin
and RAB8A
.
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the OPTN gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
.
Interactions
Optineurin has been shown to interactProtein-protein interaction
Protein–protein interactions occur when two or more proteins bind together, often to carry out their biological function. Many of the most important molecular processes in the cell such as DNA replication are carried out by large molecular machines that are built from a large number of protein...
with Huntingtin
Huntingtin
The Huntingtin gene, also called HTT or HD gene, is the IT15 gene which codes for a protein called the huntingtin protein...
and RAB8A
RAB8A
Ras-related protein Rab-8A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAB8A gene.-Interactions:RAB8A has been shown to interact with Optineurin and MAP4K2.-Further reading:...
.