Family With Sequence Similarity 13, Member A (FAM13A)

The transcript contains a repetitive element in its 3-prime end, and the deduced protein contains 683 amino acids. RT-PCR ELISA detected highest expression of FAM13A in brain and ovary, followed by lung and kidney. Variable expression was detected in all other tissues examined.

Northern blot analysis detected ubiquitous expression of the 5-kb V1 transcript, with highest expression in skeletal muscle, thymus, brain, and lung. The 6-kb V2 transcript was less abundant and was detected predominantly in kidney, pancreas, liver, lung, and thymus. Other shorter transcripts were variable expressed. Fam13a expression was detected in mouse mammary gland, and expression did not change during mammary gland development and differentiation.