PRX (gene)

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PRX
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases PRX , CMT4F, periaxin
External IDs OMIM: 605725 MGI: 108176 HomoloGene: 76542 GeneCards: PRX
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_020956
NM_181882

NM_019412
NM_198048

RefSeq (protein)

NP_066007
NP_870998

NP_062285
NP_932165

Location (UCSC) Chr 19: 40.39 – 40.41 Mb Chr 7: 27.2 – 27.22 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Periaxin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRX gene. [5] [6] [7]

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The PRX gene encodes L- and S-periaxin, proteins of myelinating Schwann cells, and is mutated in Dejerine–Sottas syndrome (MIM 145900) and Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 4F (MIM 145900).[supplied by OMIM] [7]

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Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation across various parts of the body. This disease is the most commonly inherited neurological disorder, affecting about one in 2,500 people. It is named after those who classically described it: the Frenchman Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893), his pupil Pierre Marie (1853–1940), and the Briton Howard Henry Tooth (1856–1925).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dejerine–Sottas disease</span> Medical condition

Dejerine–Sottas disease, also known as, Dejerine–Sottas neuropathy, progressive hypertrophic interstitial polyneuropathy of childhood and onion bulb neuropathy, is a hereditary neurological disorder characterised by damage to the peripheral nerves and resulting progressive muscle wasting. The condition is caused by mutations in a various genes and currently has no known cure.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Myelin protein zero</span>

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Neurofilament light polypeptide, also known as neurofilament light chain, is a neurofilament protein that in humans is encoded by the NEFL gene. Neurofilament light chain is a biomarker that can be measured with immunoassays in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma and reflects axonal damage in a wide variety of neurological disorders. It is a useful marker for disease monitoring in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and more recently Huntington's disease. It is also promising marker for follow-up of patients with brain tumors. Higher numbers have been associated with increased mortality.

Roussy–Lévy syndrome, also known as Roussy–Lévy areflexic dystasia, is a rare disorder of humans that results in progressive muscle wasting. It is caused by mutation the s that code for proteins necessary for the functioning of the myelin sheath of the, affecting the conductance of nerve signals and resulting in loss of muscles' ability to move.

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000105227 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000053198 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Gillespie CS, Sherman DL, Fleetwood-Walker SM, Cottrell DF, Tait S, Garry EM, Wallace VC, Ure J, Griffiths IR, Smith A, Brophy PJ (Jun 2000). "Peripheral demyelination and neuropathic pain behavior in periaxin-deficient mice". Neuron. 26 (2): 523–31. doi: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)81184-8 . PMID   10839370.
  6. Gillespie CS, Lee M, Fantes JF, Brophy PJ (Jul 1997). "The gene encoding the Schwann cell protein periaxin localizes on mouse chromosome 7 (Prx)". Genomics. 41 (2): 297–8. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4630. PMID   9143514.
  7. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: PRX periaxin".

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