Coilin

COIL
Identifiers
Aliases	COIL, Coil, C79982, Cln80, p80, p80-coilin, coilin
External IDs	OMIM: 600272; MGI: 104842; HomoloGene: 3413; GeneCards: COIL; OMA:COIL - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	56,961,050 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	88,882,439 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sperm; ; buccal mucosa cell; ; left testis; ; right testis; ; hair follicle; ; tibia; ; germinal epithelium; ; parietal pleura; ; gingival epithelium; ; urethra;
	Top expressed in
	spermatid; ; spermatocyte; ; seminiferous tubule; ; blastocyst; ; morula; ; mandibular prominence; ; maxillary prominence; ; primitive streak; ; epiblast; ; external carotid artery;
	More reference expression data
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	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; identical protein binding; protein C-terminus binding; U1 snRNA binding; U2 snRNA binding;
Cellular component	Cajal body; nucleolus; membrane; nucleus; nucleoplasm; fibrillar center; nuclear body;
Biological process	spliceosomal snRNP assembly;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	8161
	12812
	ENSG00000121058
	ENSMUSG00000033983
	P38432
	E9Q284
	NM_004645
	NM_016706
	NP_004636
	NP_057915
	Wikidata
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Coilin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COIL gene. Coilin got its name from the coiled shape of the Cajal bodies in which it is found. It was first identified using human autoimmune serum.