EDAR Associated Via Death Domain
Ectodysplasin-A Receptor-Associated Adapter Protein
CR
EDAR-Associated Death Domain Protein
EDAR Associated Death Domain
Ectodysplasia A Receptor Associated Death Domain
Protein Crinkled Homolog
Crinkled Homolog
Crinkled
ECTD11A
ECTD11B
EDA3
ED3
This gene was identified by its association with ectodermal dysplasia, a genetic disorder characterized by defective development of hair, teeth, and eccrine sweat glands. The protein encoded by this gene is a death domain-containing protein, and is found to interact with EDAR, a death domain receptor known to be required for the development of hair, teeth and other ectodermal derivatives. This protein and EDAR are coexpressed in epithelial cells during the formation of hair follicles and teeth. Through its interaction with EDAR, this protein acts as an adaptor, and links the receptor to downstream signaling pathways. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans demonstrated that the EDARADD is an age-associated gene whose promoter region was utilized in a methylation-sensitive high-resolution melt-curve analysis method for age prediction in saliva [Vidaki & Kayser DOI:10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.08.008]. A study in mice demonstrated that the protein Calretinin, an interneuron subtype marker, exhibited significantly increased colocalization with the neuronal activation marker c-Fos in the contralateral primary somatosensory cortex one hour after a hind paw burn injury [Erdei et al. DOI:10.3390/ijms26083538].