ELN elastin
Gene ID: 2006, updated on 5-Jan-2025Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: WS; WBS; SVAS; ADCL1
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Summary
This gene encodes a protein that is one of the two components of elastic fibers. Elastic fibers comprise part of the extracellular matrix and confer elasticity to organs and tissues including the heart, skin, lungs, ligaments, and blood vessels. The encoded protein is rich in hydrophobic amino acids such as glycine and proline, which form mobile hydrophobic regions bounded by crosslinks between lysine residues. Degradation products of the encoded protein, known as elastin-derived peptides or elastokines, bind the elastin receptor complex and other receptors and stimulate migration and proliferation of monocytes and skin fibroblasts. Elastokines can also contribute to cancer progression. Deletions and mutations in this gene are associated with supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) and autosomal dominant cutis laxa. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]
Associated conditions
Copy number response
| Description |
|---|
| Copy number response Triplosensitivity No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-07-10) ClinGen Genome Curation PageHaploinsufficency Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2012-07-10) ClinGen Genome Curation Page |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 7q11.23
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 7; NC_000007.14 (74028173..74069907)
- Total number of exons:
- 34
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for ELN variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- ELN database
- MedGenRelated information in MedGen
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- RefSeqGeneLink to Nucleotide RefSeqGenes
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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