Phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein, also known as PICALM, is a
protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, respo ...
which in humans is encoded by the ''PICALM''
gene
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.
Interactions
PICALM has been shown to
interact
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with
CLTC
Clathrin heavy chain 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''CLTC'' gene.
Clathrin is a major protein component of the cytoplasmic face of intracellular organelles, called coated vesicles and coated pits. These specialized organelles ...
.
Clinical significance
In humans, certain
alleles
An allele (, ; ; modern formation from Greek ἄλλος ''állos'', "other") is a variation of the same sequence of nucleotides at the same place on a long DNA molecule, as described in leading textbooks on genetics and evolution.
::"The chro ...
of this gene have been statistically associated with an increased risk of developing late-onset
Alzheimer's disease
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