Alternative products:At least 5 isoforms, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, are produced,Disease:Defects in AMN are a cause of recessive hereditary megaloblastic anemia 1 (MGA1) [MIM:261100]; also referred to as MGA1 Norwegian type or Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome (I-GS). MGA1 is due to selective malabsorption of vitamin B12. Defects in vitamin B12 absorption lead to impaired function of thymidine synthase. As a consequence DNA synthesis is interrupted. Rapidly dividing cells involved in erythropoiesis are particularly affected.,Function:Necessary for efficient absorption of vitamin B12. May direct the production of trunk mesoderm during development by modulating a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway in the underlying visceral endoderm.,miscellaneous:The mutations described in PubMed:12590260 all affect the N-terminus of the protein; shorter isoforms produced from alternative transcription start sites might still fulfill a role in embryogenesis. This might explain the discrepancy with the embryonic lethality of null mutants in mice.,similarity:Contains 1 VWFC domain.,subunit:Interacts with CUBN/cubilin.,tissue specificity:Long isoforms are highly expressed in small intestine, colon and kidney (renal proximal tubule epithelial cells). Shorter isoforms are detected at lower levels in testis, thymus and peripheral blood leukocytes.,
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