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EI24 (etoposide-induced protein 2.4 homolog), also known as PIG8 (p53-induced gene 8 protein), is a 340 amino acid multi-pass membrane protein that belongs to the El24 family and interacts with Bcl-2. Acting as a negative growth regulator via the p53-mediated apoptosis pathway, EI24 regulates the formation of degradative autolysosomes during autophagy. The gene encoding El24 consists of approximately 15,464 bases and maps to human chromosome 11q24.2. Chromosome 11 houses over 1,400 genes and comprises nearly 4% of the human genome. Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, Jacobsen syndrome, Niemann-Pick disease, hereditary angioedema and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome are associated with defects in genes that map to chromosome 11. |