| Entrez gene ID | | 5551 |
| Official gene symbol | | PRF1 |
| Full name | | perforin 1 (pore forming protein) |
| Aliases | | ,FLH2,HPLH2,MGC65093,P1,PFN1,PFP, |
| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene has structural and functional similarities to complement component 9 (C9). Like C9, this protein creates transmembrane tubules and is capable of lysing non-specifically a variety of target cells. This protein is one of the main cytolytic proteins of cytolytic granules, and it is known to be a key effector molecule for T-cell- and natural killer-cell-mediated cytolysis. Defects in this gene cause familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 2 (HPLH2), a rare and lethal autosomal recessive disorder of early childhood. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 10 Locus: 10q22 |
| Gene position | | 72362531 - 72357104 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 5428 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 170280 |
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