Entrez gene ID | | 279 |
Official gene symbol | | AMY2A |
Full name | | amylase, alpha 2A (pancreatic) |
Aliases | | ,AMY2,AMY2B,PA, |
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 pancreas. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1p21 |
Gene position | | 104159999 - 104168400 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 8402 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 104650 |
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