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PELO

Protein pelota homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PELO gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a protein which contains a conserved nuclear localization signal. The encoded protein may have a role in spermatogenesis, cell cycle control, and in meiotic cell division.[2]

References

  1. Shamsadin R, Adham IM, von Beust G, Engel W (Nov 2000). “Molecular cloning, expression and chromosome location of the human pelota gene PELO”. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 90 (1–2): 75–8. doi:10.1159/000015667. PMID 11060452.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: PELO pelota homolog (Drosophila)”.

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