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GIMAP Proteins in T-Lymphocytes

Table 1

Nomenclature of the human, mouse, and rat GIMAP genes and gene expression sites.

GeneSynonyms, humanSynonyms, mouseSynonyms, ratSize kDa (human)ExpressionReference

GIMAP1GIMAP1, IMAP1, HIMAP1, IMAP38, hIan2Gimap1, imap, IAP38, Imap38, mIan2Gimap1, rIan2, Imap38, MGC15649334.4thymocytes, spleen, lymphocytes (T, B, NK), macrophages, cell lines (LTR6, C1498, TK-1, A20, P815)[610]
GIMAP2GIMAP2, IMAP2, HIMAP2, hIan12, MGC24275, DKFZp586D0824no mouse orthologno rat ortholog38.0spleen, lymph nodes, PBL, thymus[3]
GIMAP3GIMAP3P (pseudogene)Gimap3, mIan4, Gimap5, 2010110D23Riknot annotatedspleen, cell lines expressing BCR/ABL[11]
GIMAP4GIMAP4, IAN1, IMAP4, hIan1, HIMAP4, MSTP062, FLJ11110Gimap4, mIan1, IMAP4, mIAN1, AU019574, MGC11734, E430007K16RikGimap4, rIan137.5splenocytes, lymphocytes (T and B), thymocytes[1216]
GIMAP5GIMAP5, IAN4, IAN5, IMAP3, hIan5, HIMAP3, IAN4L1, FLJ11296, IrodGimap5, mIan5, D630024P16, E230026N22RikGimap5, IAN4, rIan5, Ian4l134.8wide tissue distribution outside the central nervous system[1724]
GIMAP6GIMAP6, hIan6, hIAN2, FLJ22690, DKFZp686A01175Gimap6, mIan6, FLJ00102; MGC41522, mFLJ00102, 4833419H03RikGimap6, rIan6, MGC10894832.9spleen, lymph nodes, lungs, placenta[3]
GIMAP7GIMAP7, IAN7, hIan7, MGC27027Gimap7, mIan7, mIan3, MGC41480Gimap7, rIan3, MGC10891934.5spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, PBL[3]
GIMAP8GIMAP8, IANT, hIAN6, MGC129545, DKFZp667I133, hIan11/10/9, hIan4/3/6Gimap8, IAN9, Gm457, IMAP8, mIan9 mIan11/10/9Gimap8, rIan11/10/9, IanT, MGC11640674.9thymus, spleen[3, 12, 13, 25]
GIMAP9orthologous to human GIMAP7Gimap9, BB145400, A630002K24, mIan3 mIan7Gimap9, MGC124918, rIan3thymus, lymph nodes[3, 13, 20]
aGIMAP10Pno human orthologGimap10-ps (pseudogene), mIan8no rat ortholog[3]