MAL (gene)

MAL
Identifiers
Aliases	MAL, mal, T-cell differentiation protein, mal, T cell differentiation protein, MVP17, VIP17
External IDs	OMIM: 188860; MGI: 892970; HomoloGene: 7827; GeneCards: MAL; OMA:MAL - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)
End	95,053,992 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	127,498,615 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of pharynx; ; buccal mucosa cell; ; renal medulla; ; body of tongue; ; oral cavity; ; inferior ganglion of vagus nerve; ; olfactory bulb; ; amniotic fluid; ; inferior olivary nucleus; ; C1 segment;
	Top expressed in
	transitional epithelium of urinary bladder; ; epithelium of stomach; ; globus pallidus; ; conjunctival fornix; ; ventral tegmental area; ; mucous cell of stomach; ; deep cerebellar nuclei; ; sciatic nerve; ; lateral geniculate nucleus; ; pyloric antrum;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic process; protein binding; lipid binding; structural constituent of myelin sheath;
Cellular component	apical plasma membrane; endoplasmic reticulum; membrane; integral component of membrane; membrane raft; plasma membrane raft; hinge region between urothelial plaques of apical plasma membrane; extrinsic component of membrane;
Biological process	positive regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors; central nervous system development; cell differentiation; membrane raft polarization; apical protein localization; apoptotic process; myelination; protein localization to paranode region of axon; protein insertion into plasma membrane;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4118
	17153
	ENSG00000172005
	ENSMUSG00000027375
	P21145
	O09198
	NM_022440; NM_002371; NM_022438; NM_022439
	NM_001171187; NM_010762
	NP_002362; NP_071883; NP_071884; NP_071885
	NP_001164658; NP_034892
	Wikidata
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Myelin and lymphocyte protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAL gene.