MAP6

MAP6
Identifiers
AliasesMAP6, MTAP6, N-STOP, STOP, MAP6-N, microtubule associated protein 6
External IDsOMIM: 601783; MGI: 1201690; HomoloGene: 7850; GeneCards: MAP6; OMA:MAP6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_033063
NM_207577

NM_001043355
NM_001048167
NM_010837

RefSeq (protein)

NP_149052
NP_997460

NP_001036820
NP_001041632
NP_034967

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 75.59 – 75.67 MbChr 7: 98.92 – 98.99 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Microtubule-associated protein 6 (MAP6) or stable tubule-only polypeptide (STOP or STOP protein) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAP6 gene.[5][6]

This gene encodes a microtubule-associated protein (MAP). The encoded protein is a calmodulin binding, and calmodulin-regulated protein that is involved in microtubule stabilization.

MAP6 localization is present throughout neuronal maturation and axonal development.[7] It protects microtubules under drug and cold induced depolymerization by reducing the shrinking rate and promoting rescue events. A deficit in MAP6 protein levels is characterized by behavioral impairments, most notably schizophrenia.

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000171533Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000055407Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Andrieux A, Salin PA, Vernet M, Kujala P, Baratier J, Gory-Fauré S, et al. (September 2002). "The suppression of brain cold-stable microtubules in mice induces synaptic defects associated with neuroleptic-sensitive behavioral disorders". Genes & Development. 16 (18): 2350–2364. doi:10.1101/gad.223302. PMC 187434. PMID 12231625.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: MAP6 microtubule-associated protein 6".
  7. ^ Tortosa E, Adolfs Y, Fukata M, Pasterkamp RJ, Kapitein LC, Hoogenraad CC (May 2017). "Dynamic Palmitoylation Targets MAP6 to the Axon to Promote Microtubule Stabilization during Neuronal Polarization". Neuron. 94 (4): 809–825.e7. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.04.042. PMID 28521134. S2CID 5517794.