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JRK Jrk helix-turn-helix protein

Gene ID: 8629, updated on 7-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: JH8; jerky

Summary

This gene encodes a conserved protein that is similar to DNA-binding proteins, such as major centromere autoantigen B (CENPB). Inactivation of the related gene in mice resulted in epileptic seizures. Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) has been mapped to the same chromosomal location (8q24.3) as this gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]

Genomic context

Location:
8q24.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 8; NC_000008.11 (142643682..142669967, complement)
Total number of exons:
7

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