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GFAP (NM_002055) - glial fibrillary acidic protein

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Isoform 1

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Protein summary

This is preferred isoform of GFAP protein. View all 3 isoforms
GFAP: glial fibrillary acidic protein isoform 1
Description:

This gene encodes one of the major intermediate filament proteins of mature astrocytes. It is used as a marker to distinguish astrocytes from other glial cells during development. Mutations in this gene cause Alexander disease, a rare disorder of astrocytes in the central nervous system. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008].

Strand
-
Chromosome
17
Protein
432 residues
All mutations
183
PTM sites
19
CDS
42,984,714 - 42,992,854
Transcription
42,982,993 - 42,992,920
26.62% of sequence is predicted to be disordered

External references

Mappings retrieved from NCBI & UniProt.
RefSeq
Entrez
gene: 2670
UniProt
Ensembl