Recombinant Human Septin-7 (SEPT7)

Uniprot Id

Q16181

Target Species

Human

Target Name

SEPT7

Target Full Name

Septin-7

Target Function

Filament-forming cytoskeletal GTPase. Required for normal organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Required for normal progress through mitosis. Involved in cytokinesis. Required for normal association of CENPE with the kinetochore. Plays a role in ciliogenesis and collective cell movements. Forms a filamentous structure with SEPTIN12, SEPTIN6, SEPTIN2 and probably SEPTIN4 at the sperm annulus which is required for the structural integrity and motility of the sperm tail during postmeiotic differentiation.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm. Chromosome, centromere, kinetochore. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle. Cleavage furrow. Midbody. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme. Cell projection, cilium, flagellum.

Target Protein Families

TRAFAC class TrmE-Era-EngA-EngB-Septin-like GTPase superfamily, Septin GTPase family

Target Tissue Specificity

Widely expressed.

Target Research Area

Cell Biology

Target Synonyms

CDC10; CDC10 protein homolog; CDC3; Cell division cycle 10; NBLA02942; SEPT7; SEPT7_HUMAN; SEPT7A; Septin 7; Septin-7

Target Background

This gene encodes a protein that is highly similar to the CDC10 protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The protein also shares similarity with Diff 6 of Drosophila and with H5 of mouse. Each of these similar proteins, including the yeast CDC10, contains a GTP-binding motif. The yeast CDC10 protein is a structural component of the 10 nm filament which lies inside the cytoplasmic membrane and is essential for cytokinesis. This human protein functions in gliomagenesis and in the suppression of glioma cell growth, and it is required for the association of centromere-associated protein E with the kinetochore. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Several related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 and 19.