SMIM23

SMIM23 or Small Integral Membrane Protein 23 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SMIM23 or c5orf50 gene. The longer mRNA isoform is 519 nucleotides which translates to 172 amino acids of a protein.[1] In recent advancements, researchers have identified this gene, along with a few others, could potentially play a role in how facial morphology arises in humans.[2]

  1. ^ Database, GeneCards Human Gene. "SMIM23 Gene - GeneCards | SIM23 Protein | SIM23 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. ^ Liu, Fan; Lijn, Fedde van der; Schurmann, Claudia; Zhu, Gu; Chakravarty, M. Mallar; Hysi, Pirro G.; Wollstein, Andreas; Lao, Oscar; Bruijne, Marleen de (2012-09-13). "A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Five Loci Influencing Facial Morphology in Europeans". PLOS Genetics. 8 (9): e1002932. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002932. ISSN 1553-7404. PMC 3441666. PMID 23028347.