EDA

Full Name: Ectodysplasin-A

BACKGROUND: 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.

Synonyms: EDA; ectodysplasin A; ED1; HED; EDA1; EDA2; HED1; ODT1; XHED; ECTD1; XLHED; ED1-A1; ED1-A2; EDA-A1; EDA-A2; TNLG7C; STHAGX1