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Gene information for AGT (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID183
Official gene symbolAGT
Full nameangiotensinogen (serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A, member 8)
Aliases,ANHU,FLJ92595,FLJ97926,SERPINA8,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene, pre-angiotensinogen or angiotensinogen precursor, is expressed in the liver and is cleaved by the enzyme renin in response to lowered blood pressure. The resulting product, angiotensin I, is then cleaved by angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) to generate the physiologically active enzyme angiotensin II. The protein is involved in maintaining blood pressure and in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension and preeclampsia. Mutations in this gene are associated with susceptibility to essential hypertension, and can cause renal tubular dysgenesis, a severe disorder of renal tubular development. Defects in this gene have also been associated with non-familial structural atrial fibrillation, and inflammatory bowel disease. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q42-q43
Gene position230850336 - 230838269  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size12068 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID106150