IFT20 Gene Summary [Human]

This gene encodes a intraflagellar transport protein important for intracellular transport. The encoded protein forms part of a complex involved in trafficking of proteins from the Golgi body, including recycling of immune signalling components (Finetti et al., PubMed: 19855387). This gene is part of a complex set of sense-antisense loci that may be co-regulated. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 14.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2012]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
IFT20
Official Name
intraflagellar transport 20 [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:30989]
Ensembl ID
ENSG00000109083
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 90410 Ensembl: ENSG00000109083
Aliases intraflagellar transport 20
Synonyms 0610009H04RIK, intraflagellar transport 20, LOC90410, mIFT20, RGD1309400
Species
Human, Homo sapiens
OrthologiesMouseRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in human IFT20 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Intraflagellar transport complex B, subunit 20
  • enzyme binding
  • protein binding

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • colon cancer
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • production in
  • expression in
  • differentiation
  • proliferation
  • phosphorylation in
  • number
  • cell death
  • migration
  • binding in
  • signaling in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • motile cilia
  • ciliary tip
  • cilia
  • manchette
  • basal bodies
  • centrosome
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • centriole
  • microtubule organizing centers
  • connecting cilia
  • stereocilia
  • Golgi membrane
  • trans Golgi network
  • cis Golgi networks
  • acrosome
  • neurites
  • photoreceptor outer segments
  • recycling endosomes
  • early endosomes
  • cytoplasmic vesicles
  • microvilli
  • dendrites
  • cis Golgi cisternae

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the human IFT20 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • protein transmembrane transport
  • inner ear receptor stereocilium organization
  • cilium morphogenesis
  • cochlea development
  • protein localization in Golgi apparatus
  • neural precursor cell proliferation
  • spermatogenesis
  • smoothened signaling pathway
  • visual learning
  • positive regulation of flagellum assembly
  • centrosome localization
  • intraflagellar transport
  • kidney development
  • regulation of canonical Wnt receptor signaling pathway
  • establishment of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity
  • establishment of planar polarity
  • regulation of autophagic vacuole assembly
  • photoreceptor cell outer segment organization
  • regulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha signaling pathway
  • cardiac muscle cell differentiation
  • intraflagellar anterograde transport
  • protein localization in plasma membrane

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • photoreceptor connecting cilium
  • cilium basal body
  • Golgi membrane
  • Golgi apparatus
  • manchette
  • photoreceptor outer segment
  • dendrite terminus
  • centrosome
  • motile cilium
  • cis-Golgi network
  • microvillus
  • cytoplasm
  • centriole
  • acrosomal vesicle
  • cilium
  • intraflagellar transport particle B
  • stereocilium

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • protein binding
  • small GTPase binding
  • opsin binding

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