Gene Information
Gene NameMATT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length394
Protein NamesTransmembrane protein 79 (Mattrin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9BSE2
Gene CardTMEM79
Uniprot IDQ9BSE2
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the epidermis of the skin. Expressed in epithelial cells of the outermost layer of the stratum granulosum (SG) and hair follicles (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24060273, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24084074}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6684514 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome {ECO:0000250}. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network {ECO:0000250}. Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Colocalized with TGOLN2 in the trans-Golgi network. Colocalized with LAMP1 in the lysosome (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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