QuickView for Piwil1 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

PIWIL1 Homo sapiens

Full name:

piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 1

Synonyms:

CT80.1, HIWI, MIWI, PIWI, piwi-like protein 1, piwi homolog

Genomic Location:

Chr 12: 129388567-129422826

Description:

This gene encodes a member of the PIWI subfamily of Argonaute proteins, evolutionarily conserved proteins containing both PAZ and Piwi motifs that play important roles in stem cell self-renewal, RNA silencing, and translational regulation in diverse organisms. The encoded protein may play a role as an intrinsic regulator of the self-renewal capacit...

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This gene encodes a member of the PIWI subfamily of Argonaute proteins, evolutionarily conserved proteins containing both PAZ and Piwi motifs that play important roles in stem cell self-renewal, RNA silencing, and translational regulation in diverse organisms. The encoded protein may play a role as an intrinsic regulator of the self-renewal capacity of germline and hematopoietic stem cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

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Orthologs:

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

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

12q24.33

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