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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02009
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7462
Name Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein
Synonyms
  1. Zn-alpha-2-GP
  2. Zn-alpha-2-glycoprotein
Gene Name AZGP1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in immune response
Specific Function Stimulates lipid degradation in adipocytes and causes the extensive fat losses associated with some advanced cancers. May bind polyunsaturated fatty acids
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
mhc protein complex
mhc class i protein complex
membrane
cell part
macromolecular complex
protein complex
Process
antigen processing and presentation
immune system process
immune response
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:7
Locus 7q22.1
SNPs AZGP1
Gene Sequence
>897 bp
ATGGTAAGAATGGTGCCTGTCCTGCTGTCTCTGCTGCTGCTTCTGGGTCCTGCTGTCCCC
CAGGAGAACCAAGATGGTCGTTACTCTCTGACCTATATCTACACTGGGCTGTCCAAGCAT
GTTGAAGACGTCCCCGCGTTTCAGGCCCTTGGCTCACTCAATGACCTCCAGTTCTTTAGA
TACAACAGTAAAGACAGGAAGTCTCAGCCCATGGGACTCTGGAGACAGGTGGAAGGAATG
GAGGATTGGAAGCAGGACAGCCAACTTCAGAAGGCCAGGGAGGACATCTTTATGGAGACC
CTGAAAGACATCGTGGAGTATTACAACGACAGTAACGGGTCTCACGTATTGCAGGGAAGG
TTTGGTTGTGAGATCGAGAATAACAGAAGCAGCGGAGCATTCTGGAAATATTACTATGAT
GGAAAGGACTACATTGAATTCAACAAAGAAATCCCAGCCTGGGTCCCCTTCGACCCAGCA
GCCCAGATAACCAAGCAGAAGTGGGAGGCAGAACCAGTCTACGTGCAGCGGGCCAAGGCT
TACCTGGAGGAGGAGTGCCCTGCGACTCTGCGGAAATACCTGAAATACAGCAAAAATATC
CTGGACCGGCAAGATCCTCCCTCTGTGGTGGTCACCAGCCACCAGGCCCCAGGAGAAAAG
AAGAAACTGAAGTGCCTGGCCTACGACTTCTACCCAGGGAAAATTGATGTGCACTGGACT
CGGGCCGGCGAGGTGCAGGAGCCTGAGTTACGGGGAGATGTTCTTCACAATGGAAATGGC
ACTTACCAGTCCTGGGTGGTGGTGGCAGTGCCCCCGCAGGACACAGCCCCCTACTCCTGC
CACGTGCAGCACAGCAGCCTGGCCCAGCCCCTCGTGGTGCCCTGGGAGGCCAGCTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 298
Molecular Weight 34258.5
Theoretical pI 5.93
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-20
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein
MVRMVPVLLSLLLLLGPAVPQENQDGRYSLTYIYTGLSKHVEDVPAFQALGSLNDLQFFR
YNSKDRKSQPMGLWRQVEGMEDWKQDSQLQKAREDIFMETLKDIVEYYNDSNGSHVLQGR
FGCEIENNRSSGAFWKYYYDGKDYIEFNKEIPAWVPFDPAAQITKQKWEAEPVYVQRAKA
YLEEECPATLRKYLKYSKNILDRQDPPSVVVTSHQAPGEKKKLKCLAYDFYPGKIDVHWT
RAGEVQEPELRGDVLHNGNGTYQSWVVVAVPPQDTAPYSCHVQHSSLAQPLVVPWEAS
GenBank ID Protein 4502337
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P25311
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ZA2G_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_001185.3
GeneCard ID AZGP1
GenAtlas ID AZGP1
HGNC ID HGNC:910
References
General References
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