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CIDEC (Cell Death-Inducing DFFA-Like Effector C) - lipid droplet associated protein involved in lipid storage, adipocyte function, metabolic regulation, and implicated in metabolic dysfunction, lipodystrophy, and neurodegenerative diseases through lipid metabolism pathways
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| Gene Symbol | CIDEC |
| Aliases | Cell Death-Inducing DFFA-Like Effector C |
| Chromosome | 3p25.3 |
| Function | encodes a lipid droplet-associated protein that plays crucial roles in lipid storage, adipocyte function, and metabolic regulation. |
| Primary Expression | adipose tissue and, to a lesser extent, in other tissues including the brain |
| Molecular Weight | 30 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 269 aa |
| UniProt ID | Q9BSG1 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 63924 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000172244 |
| OMIM | 612120 |
| GeneCards | CIDEC |
| Human Protein Atlas | CIDEC |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CIDEC["CIDEC"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
CIDEC -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative_Diseases{"Neurodegenerative Diseases"}
CIDEC -->|"implicated in"| Neurodegenerative_Diseases
Cell_Death(["Cell Death"])
CIDEC -->|"involved in"| Cell_Death
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