Entrez gene ID | | 3906 |
Official gene symbol | | LALBA |
Full name | | lactalbumin, alpha- |
Aliases | | ,MGC138521,MGC138523, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes alpha-lactalbumin, a principal protein of milk. Alpha-lactalbumin forms the regulatory subunit of the lactose synthase (LS) heterodimer and beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4Gal-T1) forms the catalytic component. Together, these proteins enable LS to produce lactose by transfering galactose moieties to glucose. As a monomer, alpha-lactalbumin strongly binds calcium and zinc ions and may possess bactericidal or antitumor activity. A folding variant of alpha-lactalbumin, called HAMLET, likely induces apoptosis in tumor and immature cells. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12q13 |
Gene position | | 48963829 - 48961467 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 2363 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 149750 |
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