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= TMEM42 - Transmembrane 42 =

Overview
Transmembrane protein 42 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the TMEM42 gene. The protein consists of 4 transmembrane domains and localizes in the nucleoplasm and nucleoli. It is also known by alias MGC29956.

Gene
TMEM42 is found on chromosome 3 at 3p21.31. It is located on the plus strand and has a total of 3 exons.

Protein
TMEM42 encodes for a protein that has a molecular weight of 16.991 kDa and has a length of 977 nucleotides and a protein length of 159 amino acids.

Expression
TMEM42 is expressed widely in a large of tissues, with the most prominent being the testicles, prostate, and thyroid.

Structure
It has a tertiary structure that includes 4 alpha helixes.

Orthologs
Select Orthologs of TMEM42