TTYH1, Official Symbol TTYH1provided by HGNC Official Full Name tweety family member 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:13476 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000167614 MIM:605784; AllianceGenome:HGNC:13476 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 Summary This gene encodes a member of the tweety family of proteins. Members of this family function as chloride anion channels. The encoded protein functions as a calcium(2+)-independent, volume-sensitive large conductance chloride(-) channel. Three transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 71.7) and testis (RPKM 20.0) See more Orthologs mouse all