melanoma antigen family D, 1

Symbol

MAGED1 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

This gene is a member of the melanoma antigen gene (MAGE) family. Most of the genes of this family encode tumor specific antigens that are not expressed in normal adult tissues except testis. Although the protein encoded by this gene shares strong homology with members of the MAGE family, it is expressed in almost all normal adult tissues. This gene has been demonstrated to be involved in the p75 neurotrophin receptor mediated programmed cell death pathway. Three transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
Maged1 Mus musculus
Maged1 Rattus norvegicus

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Changes associated with this gene

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent biological_process
GO:0006915 apoptotic process biological_process
GO:0008624 induction of apoptosis by extracellular signals biological_process
GO:0042981 regulation of apoptotic process biological_process
GO:0048011 nerve growth factor receptor signaling pathway biological_process
GO:0050680 negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation biological_process
GO:0005737 cytoplasm cellular_component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane cellular_component
GO:0043234 protein complex cellular_component
GO:0005515 protein binding molecular_function