QuickView for ATXN7 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

ATXN7 Homo sapiens

Full name:

ataxin 7

Synonyms:

ADCAII, OPCA3, SCA7, ataxin-7, spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 protein

Genomic Location:

Chr 3: 63825273-63961367

Description:

The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the cerebellum, brain stem and spinal cord. Clinically, ADCA has been divided into three groups: ADCA types I-III. ADCAI is genetically heterogeneous, with five genetic loci, designated spinocerebell...

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The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the cerebellum, brain stem and spinal cord. Clinically, ADCA has been divided into three groups: ADCA types I-III. ADCAI is genetically heterogeneous, with five genetic loci, designated spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, being assigned to five different chromosomes. ADCAII, which always presents with retinal degeneration (SCA7), and ADCAIII often referred to as the 'pure' cerebellar syndrome (SCA5), are most likely homogeneous disorders. Several SCA genes have been cloned and shown to contain CAG repeats in their coding regions. ADCA is caused by the expansion of the CAG repeats, producing an elongated polyglutamine tract in the corresponding protein. The expanded repeats are variable in size and unstable, usually increasing in size when transmitted to successive generations. This locus has been mapped to chromosome 3, and it has been determined that the diseased allele associated with spinocerebellar ataxia-7 contains 37-306 CAG repeats (near the N-terminus), compared to 4-35 in the normal allele. The encoded protein is a component of the SPT3/TAF9/GCN5 acetyltransferase (STAGA) and TBP-free TAF-containing (TFTC) chromatin remodeling complexes, and it thus plays a role in transcriptional regulation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Danio rerio ,  Gallus gallus ,  Pan troglodytes ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Bos taurus

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Entrez Gene

Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:

TGTGTGA_MIR377 ,  CAGTGTT_MIR141_MIR200A ,  CAGCACT_MIR5123P ,  ACACTGG_MIR199A_MIR199B

miRNA binding sites
(Source: TargetScan):

Predicted Gene Targets for miR-199 ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-141 ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-324-3p ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-377 ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-9

Cytogenetic Map:

3p14.1

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