Entrez gene ID | | 276 |
Official gene symbol | | AMY1A |
Full name | | amylase, alpha 1A (salivary) |
Aliases | | ,AMY1,AMY1B,AMY1C, |
Gene summary | | Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the salivary gland. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1p21 |
Gene position | | 104198141 - 104207173 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 9033 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 104700 |
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