Laboratory Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 831-836.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2017.09.019

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Research progress on TMEM16F and related diseases

WANG Chanjuan, ZHANG Jie, QIAO Rui   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing 100191,China
  • Received:2016-11-24 Online:2017-09-30 Published:2017-09-30

Abstract:

Transmembrane protein 16F(TMEM16F),also called Anoctamin(ANO)6,is a member of Anoctamin family,which is expressed in many types of cells. At present,the major functions of TMEM16F that have been demonstrated include:(1) Ca2+-dependent Cl- channel,which takes part in the regulation of cell volume;(2) Ca2+-regulated nonselective cation channel;(3) Ca2+-dependent phospholipid scramblase,which takes part in coagulation,cell apoptosis,bone mineralization and so on. Hence,at the basis of these functions,TMEM16F gene mutation is closely related with Scott syndrome,a rare inherit bleeding disease. The defect of TMEM16F can cause the dysfunction of bone mineralization and cell volume regulation. This review focuses on the structure and functions of TMEM16F,so as to show the role of TMEM16F in the physiopathologic mechanism,diagnosis and treatment of related diseases.

Key words: Transmembrane protein 16F, Ion channel, Phospholipid scramblase

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