STX18, Official Symbol STX18provided by HGNC Official Full Name syntaxin 18provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:15942 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000168818 MIM:606046; AllianceGenome:HGNC:15942 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as Ufe1 Summary This gene encodes a member of the syntaxin family of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) which is part of a membrane tethering complex that includes other SNAREs and several peripheral membrane proteins, and is involved in vesicular transport between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex. The encoded protein is important for the organization of the smooth, rough, and exit site ER subdomains. A pseudogene of this gene has been identified. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016] Expression Ubiquitous expression in endometrium (RPKM 20.8), skin (RPKM 17.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all