MEN1, Official Symbol MEN1provided by HGNC Official Full Name menin 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7010 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000133895 MIM:613733; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7010 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 MEAI; SCG2 Summary This gene encodes menin, a tumor suppressor associated with a syndrome known as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Menin is a scaffold protein that functions in histone modification and epigenetic gene regulation. It is thought to regulate several pathways and processes by altering chromatin structure through the modification of histones. [provided by RefSeq, May 2019] Expression Ubiquitous expression in spleen (RPKM 7.6), lymph node (RPKM 7.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all