UNC119

• Official Symbol: UNC119
• Official Name: unc-119 lipid binding chaperone
• Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
• Entrez ID: 9094
• UniProt: Q13432
• Interactions: BioGRID
• PubMed articles: Open PubMed
• OMIM: Open OMIM

• Entrez Summary: This gene is specifically expressed in the photoreceptors in the retina. The encoded product shares strong homology with the C. elegans unc119 protein and it can functionally complement the C. elegans unc119 mutation. It has been localized to the photoreceptor synapses in the outer plexiform layer of the retina, and suggested to play a role in the mechanism of photoreceptor neurotransmitter release through the synaptic vesicle cycle. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
• UniProt Summary: Involved in synaptic functions in photoreceptor cells, the signal transduction in immune cells as a Src family kinase activator, endosome recycling, the uptake of bacteria and endocytosis, protein trafficking in sensory neurons and as lipid- binding chaperone with specificity for a diverse subset of myristoylated proteins. Specifically binds the myristoyl moiety of a subset of N-terminally myristoylated proteins and is required for their localization. Binds myristoylated GNAT1 and is required for G-protein localization and trafficking in sensory neurons. Probably plays a role in trafficking proteins in photoreceptor cells. Plays important roles in mediating Src family kinase signals for the completion of cytokinesis via RAB11A. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12496276, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14757743, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19381274, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21642972, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22085962, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23535298, ECO:0000305|PubMed:22960633}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

• Essentiality Rank: 5916
• Expression level (log2 read counts): 3.64

Expression Distribution

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UNC119 Expression in NALM6 Cells: 3.64