Entrez gene ID | | 3001 |
Official gene symbol | | GZMA |
Full name | | granzyme A (granzyme 1, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated serine esterase 3) |
Aliases | | ,CTLA3,HFSP, |
Gene summary | | Cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells share the remarkable ability to recognize, bind, and lyse specific target cells. They are thought to protect their host by lysing cells bearing on their surface 'nonself' antigens, usually peptides or proteins resulting from infection by intracellular pathogens. The protein described here is a T cell- and natural killer cell-specific serine protease that may function as a common component necessary for lysis of target cells by cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 5 Locus: 5q11-q12 |
Gene position | | 54398474 - 54406080 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 7607 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 140050 |
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