CLCN7
Encyclopedia
Chloride channel 7, also known as CLCN7, is a human gene
. In melanocytic
cells this gene is regulated by the Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
.
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...
. In melanocytic
Melanocyte
-External links: - "Eye: fovea, RPE" - "Integument: pigmented skin"...
cells this gene is regulated by the Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor involved in melanocyte and osteoclast development.-Clinical significance:...
.