TP53AIP1, Official Symbol TP53AIP1provided by HGNC Official Full Name tumor protein p53 regulated apoptosis inducing protein 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29984 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000120471 MIM:605426; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29984 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 P53AIP1 Summary This gene is specifically expressed in the thymus, and encodes a protein that is localized to the mitochondrion. The expression of this gene is inducible by p53, and it is thought to play an important role in mediating p53-dependent apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011] Expression Biased expression in skin (RPKM 6.8) and esophagus (RPKM 1.6) See more Orthologs all