TBL1X
Encyclopedia
Transducin-like 1X-linked, also known as TBL1X, is a protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

 which in humans is encoded by the TBL1X gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...

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Function

The protein encoded by this gene has sequence similarity with members of the WD40 repeat
WD40 repeat
The WD40 repeat is a short structural motif of approximately 40 amino acids , often terminating in a tryptophan-aspartic acid dipeptide...

-containing protein family. The WD40 group is a large family of proteins, which appear to have a regulatory function. It is believed that the WD40 repeats mediate protein-protein interactions and members of the family are involved in signal transduction
Signal transduction
Signal transduction occurs when an extracellular signaling molecule activates a cell surface receptor. In turn, this receptor alters intracellular molecules creating a response...

, RNA processing, gene regulation, vesicular trafficking, cytoskeletal assembly and may play a role in the control of cytotypic differentiation. This encoded protein is found as a subunit in corepressor
Corepressor (genetics)
In molecular genetics, a corepressor is a substance that inhibits the expression of genes. A corepressor downregulates the expression of genes not through direct interaction with a gene promoter , but rather indirectly through interaction with repressor proteins that in turn bind to the...

 SMRT
Nuclear receptor co-repressor 2
The nuclear receptor co-repressor 2 is a transcriptional coregulatory protein that contains several nuclear receptor-interacting domains. In addition, NCOR2 appears to recruit histone deacetylases to DNA promoter regions. Hence NCOR2 assists nuclear receptors in the down regulation of target...

 (silencing mediator for retinoid and thyroid receptors) complex along with histone deacetylase
Histone deacetylase
Histone deacetylases are a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups from an ε-N-acetyl lysine amino acid on a histone. This is important because DNA is wrapped around histones, and DNA expression is regulated by acetylation and de-acetylation. Its action is opposite to that of histone...

 3 protein. This gene is located adjacent to the ocular albinism gene and it is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of the ocular albinism
Ocular albinism
Ocular albinism is a form of albinism which, in contrast to oculocutaneous albinism, presents primarily in the eyes. There are multiple forms of ocular albinism, which are clinically similar.Both known genes are on the X chromosome...

 with late-onset sensorineural deafness
Sensorineural hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss is a type of hearing loss in which the root cause lies in the vestibulocochlear nerve , the inner ear, or central processing centers of the brain....

 phenotype. This gene is highly similar to the Y chromosome TBL1Y gene.

Interactions

TBL1X has been shown to interact
Protein-protein interaction
Protein–protein interactions occur when two or more proteins bind together, often to carry out their biological function. Many of the most important molecular processes in the cell such as DNA replication are carried out by large molecular machines that are built from a large number of protein...

 with Nuclear receptor co-repressor 1
Nuclear receptor co-repressor 1
The nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 also known as thyroid-hormone- and retinoic-acid-receptor-associated co-repressor 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NCOR1 gene....

, Nuclear receptor co-repressor 2
Nuclear receptor co-repressor 2
The nuclear receptor co-repressor 2 is a transcriptional coregulatory protein that contains several nuclear receptor-interacting domains. In addition, NCOR2 appears to recruit histone deacetylases to DNA promoter regions. Hence NCOR2 assists nuclear receptors in the down regulation of target...

, GPS2
GPS2 (gene)
G protein pathway suppressor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPS2 gene.-Interactions:GPS2 has been shown to interact with Cyclin A1, TBL1X, Nuclear receptor co-repressor 1, P53, EP300, HDAC3 and C21orf7.-Further reading:...

 and HDAC3
HDAC3
Histone deacetylase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HDAC3 gene.-Interactions:HDAC3 has been shown to interact with HDAC9, HDAC7A, Retinoblastoma protein, RBBP4, Testicular receptor 2, MAP3K7IP2, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, GTF2I, Histone deacetylase 5, RELA,...

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Further reading

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