Human Gene AMELX (ENST00000380714.7) from GENCODE V44
  Description: Homo sapiens amelogenin X-linked (AMELX), transcript variant 1, mRNA. (from RefSeq NM_001142)
RefSeq Summary (NM_001142): This gene encodes a member of the amelogenin family of extracellular matrix proteins. Amelogenins are involved in biomineralization during tooth enamel development. Mutations in this gene cause X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gencode Transcript: ENST00000380714.7
Gencode Gene: ENSG00000125363.14
Transcript (Including UTRs)
   Position: hg38 chrX:11,293,413-11,300,761 Size: 7,349 Total Exon Count: 6 Strand: +
Coding Region
   Position: hg38 chrX:11,294,789-11,300,612 Size: 5,824 Coding Exon Count: 5 

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Data last updated at UCSC: 2023-08-18 00:09:47

-  Sequence and Links to Tools and Databases
 
Genomic Sequence (chrX:11,293,413-11,300,761)mRNA (may differ from genome)Protein (191 aa)
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-  Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
  ID: AMELX_HUMAN
DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Amelogenin, X isoform; Flags: Precursor;
FUNCTION: Plays a role in biomineralization. Seems to regulate the formation of crystallites during the secretory stage of tooth enamel development. Thought to play a major role in the structural organization and mineralization of developing enamel.
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE: Transiently but abundantly expressed by ameloblasts during tooth development. Amelogenin is the predominant protein in developing dental enamel.
DISEASE: Defects in AMELX are the cause of amelogenesis imperfecta type 1E (AI1E) [MIM:301200]. A X-linked defect of dental enamel formation. Teeth have only a thin layer of enamel with normal hardness. The thinness of the enamel makes the teeth appear small.
SIMILARITY: Belongs to the amelogenin family.

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-  MalaCards Disease Associations
  MalaCards Gene Search: AMELX
Diseases sorted by gene-association score: amelogenesis imperfecta, type 1e* (1317), hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta* (400), amelogenesis imperfecta hypomaturation type* (132), amelogenesis imperfecta (60), teeth hard tissue disease (19), enamel caries (16), nance-horan syndrome (13), freemartinism (11), dental caries (11), x-linked amelogenesis imperfecta hypoplastic/hypomaturation 2 (9), dental abscess (9), retinitis pigmentosa 59 (8), dental pulp necrosis (8), skeletal tuberculosis (7), amelogenesis imperfecta, type iiia (7), epulis (7), peptic ulcer perforation (6), dental fluorosis (6), tooth resorption (6), dental pulp disease (4), mouth disease (2)
* = Manually curated disease association

-  Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)
  The following chemicals interact with this gene

-  RNA-Seq Expression Data from GTEx (53 Tissues, 570 Donors)
  Highest median expression: 0.17 RPKM in Testis
Total median expression: 0.26 RPKM



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-  mRNA Secondary Structure of 3' and 5' UTRs
 
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5' UTR -8.5068-0.125 Picture PostScript Text
3' UTR -16.90149-0.113 Picture PostScript Text

The RNAfold program from the Vienna RNA Package is used to perform the secondary structure predictions and folding calculations. The estimated folding energy is in kcal/mol. The more negative the energy, the more secondary structure the RNA is likely to have.

-  Protein Domain and Structure Information
  InterPro Domains: Graphical view of domain structure
IPR004116 - Amelogenin

Pfam Domains:
PF02948 - Amelogenin

ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on Q99217
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-  Orthologous Genes in Other Species
  Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.
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-  Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations with Structured Vocabulary
  Molecular Function:
GO:0005515 protein binding
GO:0008083 growth factor activity
GO:0030345 structural constituent of tooth enamel
GO:0042802 identical protein binding
GO:0046848 hydroxyapatite binding

Biological Process:
GO:0001649 osteoblast differentiation
GO:0001837 epithelial to mesenchymal transition
GO:0002062 chondrocyte differentiation
GO:0007155 cell adhesion
GO:0007165 signal transduction
GO:0007275 multicellular organism development
GO:0010469 regulation of receptor activity
GO:0031214 biomineral tissue development
GO:0032967 positive regulation of collagen biosynthetic process
GO:0034505 tooth mineralization
GO:0042127 regulation of cell proliferation
GO:0042475 odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth
GO:0043687 post-translational protein modification
GO:0044267 cellular protein metabolic process
GO:0070166 enamel mineralization
GO:0070172 positive regulation of tooth mineralization

Cellular Component:
GO:0005576 extracellular region
GO:0005788 endoplasmic reticulum lumen
GO:0009986 cell surface
GO:0031012 extracellular matrix


-  Descriptions from all associated GenBank mRNAs
  BC069118 - Homo sapiens amelogenin (amelogenesis imperfecta 1, X-linked), mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:95397 IMAGE:7216972), complete cds.
AF436849 - Homo sapiens amelogenin (AMELX) mRNA, complete cds, alternatively spliced.
M86932 - Human amelogenin (AMELX) mRNA, complete cds.
BC074951 - Homo sapiens amelogenin (amelogenesis imperfecta 1, X-linked), mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:103893 IMAGE:30915277), complete cds.
S67147 - amelogenin [human, fetal tooth buds, mRNA Partial, 426 nt].
JD332687 - Sequence 313711 from Patent EP1572962.
JD326399 - Sequence 307423 from Patent EP1572962.

-  Biochemical and Signaling Pathways
  Reactome (by CSHL, EBI, and GO)

Protein Q99217 (Reactome details) participates in the following event(s):

R-HSA-8952289 FAM20C phosphorylates FAM20C substrates
R-HSA-381426 Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
R-HSA-8957275 Post-translational protein phosphorylation
R-HSA-392499 Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-597592 Post-translational protein modification

-  Other Names for This Gene
  Alternate Gene Symbols: AMELX_HUMAN, AMG, AMGX, ENST00000380714.1, ENST00000380714.2, ENST00000380714.3, ENST00000380714.4, ENST00000380714.5, ENST00000380714.6, NM_001142, Q96NW6, Q99217, Q9UCA7, uc004cut.1, uc004cut.2, uc004cut.3
UCSC ID: ENST00000380714.7
RefSeq Accession: NM_001142
Protein: Q99217 (aka AMELX_HUMAN)
CCDS: CCDS14144.1

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