DMXL2
Function
May serve as a scaffold protein for MADD and RAB3GA on synaptic vesicles (PubMed:11809763). Plays a role in the brain as a key controller of neuronal and endocrine homeostatic processes (By similarity).
Involvement in disease
Polyendocrine-polyneuropathy syndrome
PEPNS
A progressive endocrine and neurodevelopmental disorder manifesting early in childhood with growth retardation and recurrent episodes of profound asymptomatic hypoglycemia. PEPNS is characterized by central hypothyroidism, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, incomplete puberty, progressive non-autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, peripheral demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy, and cerebellar and pyramidal signs.
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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Deafness, autosomal dominant, 71
DFNA71
A form of non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural deafness results from damage to the neural receptors of the inner ear, the nerve pathways to the brain, or the area of the brain that receives sound information. DFNA71 is characterized by bilateral mild to moderate hearing loss before age 20 years, which gradually progresses to severe to profound hearing loss.
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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 81
DEE81
A form of epileptic encephalopathy, a heterogeneous group of severe early-onset epilepsies characterized by refractory seizures, neurodevelopmental impairment, and poor prognosis. Development is normal prior to seizure onset, after which cognitive and motor delays become apparent. DEE81 is an autosomal recessive form characterized by onset soon after birth, little developmental progress with no eye contact and no motor or cognitive development. Other features may include facial dysmorphism, such as hypotonic facies and epicanthal folds, as well as sensorineural hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy.
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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Cellular localization
- Cytoplasmic vesicle
- Secretory vesicle
- Synaptic vesicle membrane
- Peripheral membrane protein
- Cytoplasmic vesicle
- Secretory vesicle
- Neuronal dense core vesicle
- The external layer of the inferior boundary for the hypothalamus part of the human brain (the so called median eminence (ME)) displayed a punctate pattern of expression; expression also observed in the cell bodies lining the third ventricle, in the long processes extending from these cell bodies toward the external layer of the ME, in small clear vesicles, and in large dense core vesicles.
Alternative names
KIAA0856, DMXL2, DmX-like protein 2, Rabconnectin-3