Ring finger protein 24 is a

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residue (biochemistry), residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including Enzyme catalysis, catalysing metab ...

that in humans is encoded by the ''RNF24''

gene In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protei ...

. RNF24 binds

TRPC6 Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 6 or Transient receptor potential canonical 6, also known as TRPC6, is a protein encoded in the human by the ''TRPC6'' gene. TRPC6 is a transient receptor potential channel of the c ...

(603652) and other transient receptor potential cation channel (

TRPC TRPC is a family of Transient receptor potential channel, transient receptor potential ion channel, cation channels in animals. TRPC channels form the subfamily of channels in humans most closely related to drosophila TRP channels. Structurally, m ...

) family members and is involved in regulation of intracellular

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of TRPCs. In addition, RNF24 contains similarity to the ''

Drosophila ''Drosophila'' (), from Ancient Greek δρόσος (''drósos''), meaning "dew", and φίλος (''phílos''), meaning "loving", is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or p ...

'' goliath protein and thus may function as a transcription factor.

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