Elastin

ELN
Identifiers
Aliases	ELN, SVAS, WBS, WS, elastin
External IDs	OMIM: 130160 HomoloGene: 73880 GeneCards: ELN
Gene ontology Molecular function • extracellular matrix structural constituent • protein binding Cellular component • proteinaceous extracellular matrix • extracellular region • elastic fiber Biological process • animal organ morphogenesis • cell proliferation • extracellular matrix disassembly • extracellular matrix organization • blood circulation • respiratory gaseous exchange Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	2006	n/a
Ensembl	ENSG00000049540	n/a
UniProt	P15502	n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_000501 NM_001081752 NM_001081753 NM_001081754 NM_001081755 NM_001278912 NM_001278913 NM_001278914 NM_001278915 NM_001278916 NM_001278917 NM_001278918 NM_001278939	n/a
RefSeq (protein)	NP_000492 NP_001075221 NP_001075222 NP_001075223 NP_001075224 NP_001265841 NP_001265842 NP_001265843 NP_001265844 NP_001265845 NP_001265846 NP_001265847 NP_001265868	n/a
Location (UCSC)	Chr 7: 74.03 – 74.07 Mb	n/a
PubMed search		n/a

2006

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ENSG00000049540

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P15502

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NM_001278912
NM_001278913
NM_001278914
NM_001278915
NM_001278916
NM_001278917
NM_001278918
NM_001278939

n/a

NP_001265841
NP_001265842
NP_001265843
NP_001265844
NP_001265845
NP_001265846
NP_001265847
NP_001265868

n/a

Elastin is a highly elastic protein in connective tissue and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps skin to return to its original position when it is poked or pinched. Elastin is also an important load-bearing tissue in the bodies of vertebrates and used in places where mechanical energy is required to be stored. In humans, elastin is encoded by the ELN gene.

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