이 유전자에 의해 코드된 단백질은 2개의 EF-핸드 칼슘 결합 모티브를 포함하는 S100 단백질군의 구성원이다.S100 단백질은 광범위한 세포의 세포질 및/또는 핵에 국재되어 세포주기 진행 및 분화 등의 다수의 세포과정 조절에 관여한다.S100 유전자는 염색체 1q21 위에 클러스터로서 위치하는 적어도 13개의 멤버를 포함한다.이 단백질은 Ca2+의존성 인슐린 방출, 프로락틴 분비의 자극, 세포외작용을 할 수 있다.이 유전자의 염색체 재배열과 변형된 발현은 [5]흑색종과 관련이 있다.
^Yang Q, O'Hanlon D, Heizmann CW, Marks A (February 1999). "Demonstration of heterodimer formation between S100B and S100A6 in the yeast two-hybrid system and human melanoma". Exp. Cell Res. 246 (2): 501–9. doi:10.1006/excr.1998.4314. PMID9925766.
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