MAP1A, Official Symbol MAP1Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name microtubule associated protein 1Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6835 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000166963 MIM:600178; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6835 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 MAP1L; MTAP1A Summary This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated protein family. The proteins of this family are thought to be involved in microtubule assembly, which is an essential step in neurogenesis. The product of this gene is a precursor polypeptide that presumably undergoes proteolytic processing to generate the final MAP1A heavy chain and LC2 light chain. Expression of this gene is almost exclusively in the brain. Studies of the rat microtubule-associated protein 1A gene suggested a role in early events of spinal cord development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 73.0), heart (RPKM 5.9) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all