Name

TUG1 Gene

taurine up-regulated 1 (non-protein coding)

Predicted to enable cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including mitochondrion organization; photoreceptor cell development; and spermatogenesis. Predicted to be located in mitochondrial membrane and nuclear membrane. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Biomarker of Huntington's disease. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]