PURG, Official Symbol PURGprovided by HGNC Official Full Name purine rich element binding protein Gprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17930 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000172733 MIM:618041; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17930 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 PURGA; PURGB; PURG-A; PURG-B Summary The exact function of this gene is not known, however, its encoded product is highly similar to purine-rich element binding protein A. The latter is a DNA-binding protein which binds preferentially to the single strand of the purine-rich element termed PUR, and has been implicated in the control of both DNA replication and transcription. This gene lies in close proximity to the Werner syndrome gene, but on the opposite strand, on chromosome 8p11. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2016] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 1.4), testis (RPKM 1.1) and 12 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all