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REEP1 receptor accessory protein 1

Gene ID: 65055, updated on 4-Jan-2025
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: DSMA6; HMN5B; HMNR6; SPG31; Yip2a; HMND12; C2orf23

Summary

This gene encodes a mitochondrial protein that functions to enhance the cell surface expression of odorant receptors. Mutations in this gene cause spastic paraplegia autosomal dominant type 31, a neurodegenerative disorder. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]

Genomic context

Location:
2p11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (86213993..86338083, complement)
Total number of exons:
15

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