The NLRP7 gene provides instructions for making a protein whose role is not known. The NLRP7 protein is thought to be involved in regulating gene activity (expression) through a phenomenon known as genomic imprinting. Through genomic imprinting, certain genes are turned off (inactivated) based on which parent the copy of the gene came from. For most genes, both copies of the gene (one copy inherited from each parent) are active in all cells. However, for a small subset of genes, only one of the two copies is active and the other is turned off. For some of these genes, the copy from the father is normally active, while for others, the copy from the mother is normally active.
Research suggests that the NLRP7 protein also plays a role in egg cell (oocyte) and embryonic development as well as inflammation and other immune responses by regulating the release of an immune protein called interleukin-1 beta.
Other Names
CLR19.4; NACHT, leucine rich repeat and PYD containing 7; NACHT, LRR and PYD containing protein 7; NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 7; NALP7; NLR family, pyrin domain containing 7; NOD12; nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein 12; nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing 7; PAN7; PYPAF3; PYRIN-containing Apaf1-like protein 3
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Identifiers
- NCBI Gene: 199713
- OMIM: 609661
Source: MedlinePlus Genetics, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
