Full name: syncoilin, intermediate filament protein

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: SYNC1; SYNCOILIN

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the intermediate filament family which contains an N-terminal head domain, followed by a central coiled-coil region and a short C-terminal tail. The protein is highly expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscle. The protein links the dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC) to desmin filaments in muscle and may have a structural role in striated muscle. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 20.2), appendix (RPKM 15.7) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 23688bp

Exon count: 8