| Gene Symbol |
GUCA2A
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| Entrez Gene |
2980
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| Alt Symbol |
GCAP-I, GUCA2, STARA
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
guanylate cyclase activator 2A (guanylin)
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| Other Description |
guanylate cyclase activator 2A (guanylin 2, intestinal, heat-stable)|guanylate cyclase-activating protein 1|guanylate cyclase-activating protein I|guanylin|prepro-guanylin
|
| Swissprots |
Q02747
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| Accessions |
CAC22258 EAX07168 Q02747 BC140428 AAI40429 BC156566 AAI56567 M95174 AAA58625 M97496 AAA35915 T28160 NM_033553 NP_291031
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| Function |
Endogenous activator of intestinal guanylate cyclase. It stimulates this enzyme through the same receptor binding region as the heat-stable enterotoxins.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Highly expressed in ileum and colon. Found in plasma.
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