Entrez gene ID | | 25797 |
Official gene symbol | | QPCT |
Full name | | glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase |
Aliases | | ,GCT,QC, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes human pituitary glutaminyl cyclase, which is responsible for the presence of pyroglutamyl residues in many neuroendocrine peptides. The amino acid sequence of this enzyme is 86% identical to that of bovine glutaminyl cyclase. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 2 Locus: 2p22.2 |
Gene position | | 37571753 - 37600465 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 28713 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 607065 |
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