TUFT1, Official Symbol TUFT1provided by HGNC Official Full Name tuftelin 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12422 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000143367 MIM:600087; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12422 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as WHSF Summary Tuftelin is an acidic protein that is thought to play a role in dental enamel mineralization and is implicated in caries susceptibility. It is also thought to be involved with adaptation to hypoxia, mesenchymal stem cell function, and neurotrophin nerve growth factor mediated neuronal differentiation. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014] Expression Broad expression in skin (RPKM 29.7), esophagus (RPKM 10.9) and 19 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all