Coiled-coil domain-containing protein 197 (CCDC197)

Coiled-coil domain-containing protein 197 (CCDC197) is a human protein encoded by the CCDC197 gene. It is annotated as a “protein coding” gene, but experimental evidence for its function is lacking, and it is currently considered “uncharacterized” in multiple reference databases. The protein contains at least one coiled-coil domain, a structural motif often associated with protein-protein interactions but not specific to any known signaling family or disease. Predicted subcellular localization data suggest possible membrane association[3], but this is not experimentally confirmed. There are no reports of it acting as a receptor, enzyme, transporter, or transcription factor; accordingly, it is not considered a therapeutic target at this time and is classified as "Tdark" (unknown function, poorly characterized) in drug discovery databases[2][3]. There are no known drugs, biomarker uses, or disease linkages, and no prominent safety or therapeutic considerations currently known.

Other names

CCDC197Coiled-coil domain-containing protein 197Uncharacterized protein CCDC197C14orf48LINC00521c14_5713Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 521

Not applicable; no drugs or therapeutics identified