GeneID: 307

Description:
TGFA (transforming growth factor alpha) encodes a ligand for the epidermal growth factor receptor, which activates a signalling pathway for cell proliferation, differentiation and development. ADD2 (adducin 2) belongs to a family of membrane cytoskleleton-associated proteins that promote the assembly of the spectrin-actin network. Adducins are involved in signal transduction in various cellular functions upon regulation by protein kinase C-dependent and calcium/calmodulin-dependent pathways. Adducin 2 is expressed during early erythropoiesis and at sites of cell-cell contact in epithelial tissues. Genetic variance in the TGFA-ADD2 intergenic region associated with painful episodes in patients with sickle cell disease.

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Number of entries/variants: 1

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2. Galarneau G, Coady S, Garrett ME, Jeffries N, Puggal M, Paltoo D, Soldano K, Guasch A, Ashley-Koch AE, Telen MJ, Kutlar A, Lettre G, Papanicolaou GJ, Gene-centric association study of acute chest syndrome and painful crisis in sickle cell disease patients., Blood , 122(3), 434-42, 2013 PubMed
3. Kiang KM, Leung GK, A Review on Adducin from Functional to Pathological Mechanisms: Future Direction in Cancer., Biomed Res Int, 2018(0), 3465929, 2018 PubMed