Full name: COPI coat complex subunit beta 1

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: BARMACS; COPB

Summary: This gene encodes a protein subunit of the coatomer complex associated with non-clathrin coated vesicles. The coatomer complex, also known as the coat protein complex 1, forms in the cytoplasm and is recruited to the Golgi by activated guanosine triphosphatases. Once at the Golgi membrane, the coatomer complex may assist in the movement of protein and lipid components back to the endoplasmic reticulum. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 49.1), prostate (RPKM 35.6) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 42300bp

Exon count: 22