fibronectin type III domain containing 5

Symbol

FNDC5 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

This gene encodes a secreted protein that is released from muscle cells during exercise. The encoded protein may participate in the development of brown fat. Translation of the precursor protein initiates at a non-AUG start codon at a position that is conserved as an AUG start codon in other organisms. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
fndc5a Danio rerio
Fndc5 Mus musculus
Fndc5 Rattus norvegicus

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Changes associated with this gene

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0005576 extracellular region cellular_component
GO:0005777 peroxisome cellular_component
GO:0005778 peroxisomal membrane cellular_component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane cellular_component
GO:0016021 integral to membrane cellular_component
GO:0005179 hormone activity molecular_function