Full name: A-kinase anchoring protein 1

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: AKAP; AKAP121; AKAP149; AKAP84; D-AKAP1; PPP1R43; PRKA1; SAKAP84; TDRD17

Summary: The A-kinase anchor proteins (AKAPs) are a group of structurally diverse proteins, which have the common function of binding to the regulatory subunit of protein kinase A (PKA) and confining the holoenzyme to discrete locations within the cell. This gene encodes a member of the AKAP family. The encoded protein binds to type I and type II regulatory subunits of PKA and anchors them to the mitochondrion. This protein is speculated to be involved in the cAMP-dependent signal transduction pathway and in directing RNA to a specific cellular compartment. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Broad expression in testis (RPKM 41.4), heart (RPKM 27.0) and 24 other tissues

Gene size: 36099bp

Exon count: 16