STMN2, SCG10, SCGN10, Stathmin-2, Superior cervical ganglion-10 protein, Protein SCG10
This gene encodes a member of the stathmin family of phosphoproteins. Stathmin proteins function in microtubule dynamics and signal transduction. The encoded protein plays a regulatory role in neuronal growth and is also thought to be involved in osteogenesis. Reductions in the expression of this gene have been associated with Downs syndrome and Alzheimers disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010],function:May play a role in neuronal differentiation, and in modulating membrane interaction with the cytoskeleton during neurite outgrowth.,PTM:Sumoylated.,similarity:Belongs to the stathmin family.,subcellular location:Associated with punctate structures in the perinuclear cytoplasm, axons, and growth cones of developing neurons. SCG10 exists in both soluble and membrane-bound forms.,tissue specificity:Neuron specific.,
