Coiled-coil domain containing 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCDC8 gene .[1]
Function This gene encodes a coiled coil domain-containing protein. The encoded protein functions as a cofactor required for p53 -mediated apoptosis following DNA damage, and may also play a role in growth through interactions with the cytoskeletal adaptor protein obscurin-like 1 .
Clinical relevance Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause 3-M syndrome .[2]
References
↑ "Entrez Gene: Coiled-coil domain containing 8" . Retrieved 2011-12-30 .↑ Hanson D, Murray PG, O'Sullivan J, Urquhart J, Daly S, Bhaskar SS, Biesecker LG, Skae M, Smith C, Cole T, Kirk J, Chandler K, Kingston H, Donnai D, Clayton PE, Black GC (July 2011). "Exome sequencing identifies CCDC8 mutations in 3-M syndrome, suggesting that CCDC8 contributes in a pathway with CUL7 and OBSL1 to control human growth" . Am. J. Hum. Genet . 89 (1): 148–53. doi :10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.05.028 . PMC 3135816 PMID 21737058 .
Further reading
Hanson, D.; Murray, P. G.; O'Sullivan, J.; Urquhart, J.; Daly, S.; Bhaskar, S. S.; Biesecker, L. G.; Skae, M.; Smith, C.; Cole, T.; Kirk, J.; Chandler, K.; Kingston, H.; Donnai, D.; Clayton, P. E.; Black, G. C. M. (2011). "Exome Sequencing Identifies CCDC8 Mutations in 3-M Syndrome, Suggesting that CCDC8 Contributes in a Pathway with CUL7 and OBSL1 to Control Human Growth" . The American Journal of Human Genetics . 89 (1): 148–153. doi :10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.05.028 . PMC 3135816 PMID 21737058 .
External links This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine , which is in the public domain .
