w [Search on AGR]
Drosophila melanogaster white (w) encodes a member of the ABCG2 class of transporters, transporting molecules such as cyclic GMP, biogenic amines and pigments including drosopterins and ommochromes. Mutation of w results in viable flies with white eyes. A shortened version of the gene (mini-w) has been widely used in transformation constructs as a selectable marker.
Tnn [Search on AGR]
Homo sapiens Predicted to enable integrin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including generation of neurons; negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway involved in osteoblast differentiation; and negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation. Predicted to act upstream of or within axonogenesis. Predicted to be located in extracellular matrix and neuron projection. Predicted to be active in collagen-containing extracellular matrix and extracellular space. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Pigw [Search on AGR]
Homo sapiens The protein encoded by this gene is an inositol acyltransferase that acylates the inositol ring of phosphatidylinositol. This occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum and is a step in the biosynthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI), which anchors many cell surface proteins to the membrane. Defects in this gene are a cause of the age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy West syndrome as well as a syndrome exhibiting hyperphosphatasia and cognitive disability (HPMRS5). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017]
ERVW-1 [Search on AGR]
Homo sapiens Many different human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) families are expressed in normal placental tissue at high levels, suggesting that HERVs are functionally important in reproduction. This gene is part of an HERV provirus on chromosome 7 that has inactivating mutations in the gag and pol genes. This gene is the envelope glycoprotein gene which appears to have been selectively preserved. The gene's protein product is expressed in the placental syncytiotrophoblast and is involved in fusion of the cytotrophoblast cells to form the syncytial layer of the placenta. The protein has the characteristics of a typical retroviral envelope protein, including a furin cleavage site that separates the surface (SU) and transmembrane (TM) proteins which form a heterodimer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]
H2BW1 [Search on AGR]
Homo sapiens Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Two molecules of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) form an octamer, around which approximately 146 bp of DNA is wrapped in repeating units, called nucleosomes. The linker histone, H1, interacts with linker DNA between nucleosomes and functions in the compaction of chromatin into higher order structures. This gene encodes a replication-independent histone that is a member of the H2B histone family that is specifically expressed in sperm nuclei. A polymorphism in the 5' UTR of this gene is associated with male infertility.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]