| Gene Symbol |
APOM
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| Entrez Gene |
55937
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| Alt Symbol |
G3a, HSPC336, NG20, apo-M
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
apolipoprotein M
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| Other Description |
NG20-like protein|alternative name: G3a, NG20|protein G3a
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| Swissprots |
Q5SRP4 B0UX98 Q9UMP6 O95445 Q9P046
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| Accessions |
AAD18084 AFJ77402 AFJ77403 AFJ77404 AFJ77405 AFJ77406 AFJ77407 BAB63389 CAJ42722 EAX03461 EAX03462 EAX03463 EAX03464 O95445 AA476324 AA846749 AF118393 AAD11443 AF161454 AAF29014 AJ245434 CAB51604 BC020683 AAH20683 BF344944 BG564719 CB054016 CN428415 HQ447729 ADQ32214 XM_006715150 XP_006715213 XM_006725493 XP_006725556 XM_006725707 XP_006725770 XM_006725824 XP_006725887 XM_006725916 XP_006725979 XM_006726009 XP_006726072 XM_006726104 XP_006726167 NM_001256169 NP_001243098 NM_019101 NP_061974 NR_045828
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| Function |
Probably involved in lipid transport. Can bind sphingosine-1-phosphate, myristic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid, retinol, all-trans-retinoic acid and 9-cis-retinoic acid. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17525477, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19733574}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17525477, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18279674, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18460466}. Note=Present in high density lipoprotein (HDL) and to a lesser extent in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TGRLP) and low density lipoproteins (LDL).
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| Tissue Specificity |
Plasma protein. Expressed in liver and kidney.
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