Family With Sequence Similarity 46, Member B (FAM46B)

FAM46B is the most common name used for the gene encoding FAM46B. The aliases MGC16491 and RP11-344H11 have also been used to describe the same gene. FAM46B a 7,283 base pair gene located on the antisense strand of DNA on the short arm of chromosome 1 at the specific locus 1p36.11. Because it is on the antisense strand, the direction FAM46B is transcribed in is opposite to the standard numbering of nucleotides along the chromosome. The function of FAM46B has not yet been determined. The information below is based on bioinformatic analyses and predictions. The human form of FAM46B contains 425 amino acid residues, has an isoelectric point of 8.093, and a molecular mass of 46,888 Daltons. FAM46B is a soluble protein predicted to be located in the cytosol.