This gene encodes the coiled-coil containing protein optineurin. Optineurin may play a role in normal-tension glaucoma and adult-onset primary open angle glaucoma. Optineurin interacts with adenovirus E3-14.7K protein and may utilize tumor necrosis factor-alpha or Fas-ligand pathways to mediate apoptosis , inflammation or vasoconstriction. Optineurin may also function in cellular morphogenesis and membrane trafficking , vesicle trafficking , and transcription activation through its interactions with the RAB8 , huntingtin , and transcription factor IIIA proteins. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq , Jul 2008]
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