MFSD12 — Major facilitator superfamily domain containing 12
MFSD12 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 1 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
MFSD12's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macrophages | Phagocytic Endolysosomal Lysosomal & pahgocytosis | ABHD2, ACTN4, AP3S1, ARF6, ATP6V1B2, CD151, CERS2, CNIH1 +27 more | View in SCUBA |
About the gene
| Synonyms | C19orf28, MGC20700, PP3501 |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | 19: 3538261-3574290 |
| Predicted location | Intracellular, Membrane |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Predicted intracellular proteins, Predicted membrane proteins, Transporters |
| Biological process | Amino-acid transport, Melanin biosynthesis, Transport |
Function
Transporter that mediates the import of cysteine into melanosomes, thereby regulating skin pigmentation. In melanosomes, cysteine import is required both for normal levels of cystine, the oxidized dimer of cysteine, and provide cysteine for the production of the cysteinyldopas used in pheomelanin synthesis, thereby regulating skin pigmentation. Also catalyzes import of cysteine into lysosomes in non-pigmented cells, regulating lysosomal cystine and cysteine storage, which is essnetial for redox homeostasis
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.