EDA, Official Symbol EDAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name ectodysplasin Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3157 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000158813 MIM:300451; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3157 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 ED1; HED; EDA1; EDA2; HED1; ODT1; XHED; ECTD1; XLHED; ED1-A1; ED1-A2; EDA-A1; EDA-A2; TNLG7C; STHAGX1 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that can be cleaved by furin to produce a secreted form. The encoded protein, which belongs to the tumor necrosis factor family, acts as a homotrimer and may be involved in cell-cell signaling during the development of ectodermal organs. Defects in this gene are a cause of ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic, which is also known as X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia. Several transcript variants encoding many different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in adrenal (RPKM 1.8), thyroid (RPKM 1.7) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all