| TSPAN7 | 
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| Identifiers | 
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| Aliases | TSPAN7, A15, CCG-B7, CD231, DXS1692E, MRX58, MXS1, TALLA-1, TM4SF2, TM4SF2b, tetraspanin 7, XLID58 | 
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| External IDs | OMIM: 300096; MGI: 1298407; HomoloGene: 20967; GeneCards: TSPAN7; OMA:TSPAN7 - orthologs | 
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| | Gene location (Mouse) | 
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 |  |  | Chr. | X chromosome (mouse) | 
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 |  |  | Band | X|X A1.1 | Start | 10,351,397 bp | 
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 | End | 10,462,844 bp | 
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| | RNA expression pattern | 
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 | Bgee | | Human | Mouse (ortholog) | 
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 | | Top expressed in |  | caudate nucleus
 nucleus accumbens
 dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
 prefrontal cortex
 putamen
 right frontal lobe
 Brodmann area 9
 cerebellar cortex
 frontal pole
 cerebellar hemisphere
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 | | Top expressed in |  | dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell
 perirhinal cortex
 entorhinal cortex
 CA3 field
 superior frontal gyrus
 primary visual cortex
 nucleus of stria terminalis
 primary motor cortex
 dorsal striatum
 prefrontal cortex
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| Wikidata | 
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Tetraspanin-7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TSPAN7 gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily, also known as the tetraspanin family. Most of these members are cell-surface proteins that are characterized by the presence of four hydrophobic domains. The proteins mediate signal transduction events that play a role in the regulation of cell development, activation, growth and motility. This encoded protein is a cell surface glycoprotein and may have a role in the control of neurite outgrowth. It is known to complex with integrins. This gene is associated with X-linked mental retardation and neuropsychiatric diseases such as Huntington's chorea, fragile X syndrome and myotonic dystrophy. More recently, it has been identified as a key immune system target in type 1 diabetes.