Gene: CCS

Alternate names for this Gene: -

Gene Summary: Copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase specifically delivers Cu to copper/zinc superoxide dismutase and may activate copper/zinc superoxide dismutase through direct insertion of the Cu cofactor.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 11

Location in Chromosome : 11q13.2

Description of this Gene: copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs1791684 in CCS gene and Major Depressive Disorder PMID 29662059 2018 Genome-wide association study of depression phenotypes in UK Biobank identifies variants in excitatory synaptic pathways.