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GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein)

Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
2670
Gene nameGene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Gene symbolGene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC, which is a short abbreviated form of the gene name.
GFAP
SynonymsGene synonyms aliases
ALXDRD
ChromosomeChromosome number
17
Chromosome locationChromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17q21.31
SummarySummary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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 astrocyt
SNPsSNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28932769 A>G Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs56679084 C>G Uncertain-significance, pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57120761 G>A,C Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57590980 T>C Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57661783 C>A,T Pathogenic, not-provided Stop gained, missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016984 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT733242 hsa-miR-146a-3p Immunocytochemistry (ICC), Mass spectrometry, qRT-PCR, Western blotting 33968923
MIRT733607 hsa-miR-140-5p Immunofluorescence, qRT-PCR, Western blotting 33987369
MIRT1016542 hsa-miR-1197 CLIP-seq
MIRT1016543 hsa-miR-1207-5p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EP300 Activation 20414733
NFIC Unknown 19540848
NFKB1 Activation 16516312
NFKB1 Unknown 20471977
RELA Activation 16516312
Gene ontology (GO)Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton TAS 2740350
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16189514, 17500595, 25416956, 25910212, 26871637, 29892012, 31515488, 32296183, 32814053
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IDA 12355421
GO:0005764 Component Lysosome ISS
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
Other IDsOther ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM
HGNC
e!Ensembl
Protein
UniProt ID P14136
Protein name Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
Protein function GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell-specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.
PDB 6A9P
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF04732 Filament_head
1 67
Intermediate filament head (DNA binding) region
Family
PF00038 Filament
68 376
Intermediate filament protein
Coiled-coil
Sequence
Sequence length 432
Interactions View interactions
PathwaysPathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes. Each record is hyperlinked to a complete information page which also includes links to the KEGG/Reactome pathway database.
 
KEGG
 
Reactome
  JAK-STAT signaling pathway   Nuclear signaling by ERBB4
Associated diseases
Causal
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Alexander disease Alexander Disease, Alexander disease type I, Alexander disease type II rs58064122, rs59565950, rs121909717, rs59285727, rs59793293, rs61622935, rs57120761, rs58732244, rs121909718, rs121909719, rs28932769, rs121909720, rs267607515, rs267607511, rs62636501, rs58008462, rs58075601, rs267607512, rs61726471, rs60343255, rs57590980, rs267607518, rs267607509, rs61726470, rs267607514, rs267607508, rs797044592, rs797044590, rs797044588, rs797044582, rs797044579, rs797044578, rs61060395, rs797044570, rs1057518685, rs571151302, rs1567773470, rs1597864461, rs1597853099 12581808, 16217707, 18584981, 18054694, 20849398, 15390001, 18217876, 17934883, 12447932, 23743246, 20359319, 11867077, 12638020, 24742911, 19412928, 15675360, 23185175, 23706596, 16996408, 15696488, 11567214, 21041050, 17960815, 15732097, 12026242, 29095329, 22198646, 18653683, 18079314, 11138011, 17043438, 12034785, 18402384, 15465095, 11595337, 17805552, 16168593, 1941292, 18495313, 15030911, 22488673, 14557587, 21917775, 24306001, 21132324, 23254569, 16168595, 21270471, 23903069, 24045243, 24896178, 1250985, 18004641, 24357685, 14550921, 22619055, 12944715, 15477559, 17894839, 17156703, 17383133, 16240361, 12975300, 12368989, 17110673, 22302460, 22818990, 21572052, 24427505, 16505300, 12034796, 17438228, 21822933, 15732098, 23925719, 23149175, 20562394, 23634874, 18388212, 17985264, 17629821, 22566711, 21165639, 24188966, 19672978, 19418047, 19128991, 17509491, 21533827, 23364391, 18581469, 18684770, 17703343, 19618846, 21987397
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Guam Form, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Familial rs267607084, rs312262720, rs312262752, rs121908287, rs121908288, rs29001584, rs28941475, rs121434378, rs386134173, rs386134174, rs80356730, rs80356727, rs4884357, rs80356717, rs80356733, rs80356731, rs80356726, rs267606928, rs267606929, rs1885090126, rs121434591, rs121912431, rs121912432, rs121912433, rs121912434, rs121912435, rs121912440, rs121912436, rs121912437, rs121912438, rs121912439, rs74315452, rs121912442, rs121912443, rs121912444, rs121912446, rs121912447, rs1197141604, rs121912448, rs121912449, rs121912450, rs121912451, rs121912452, rs121912453, rs121912454, rs369600566, rs121912455, rs121912456, rs121912457, rs121912458, rs1555836889, rs121909667, rs121909668, rs121909669, rs121909671, rs121909535, rs121909537, rs121909538, rs121909539, rs121909540, rs121909542, rs121909544, rs80356734, rs367543041, rs80356740, rs80356719, rs80356721, rs80356723, rs80356725, rs387906627, rs387906628, rs387906709, rs387906710, rs387906711, rs387906829, rs387907264, rs387907265, rs387907266, rs312262739, rs312262709, rs312262749, rs200793464, rs147713329, rs312262788, rs397514262, rs63751180, rs587777132, rs730880025, rs730880026, rs730880027, rs368743618, rs730880029, rs730882255, rs730882256, rs786205611, rs121912441, rs199947197, rs780136067, rs772731615, rs879253926, rs879254294, rs764717219, rs886041390, rs750159428, rs753207473, rs267607087, rs767350733, rs778305085, rs1554707680, rs1554707622, rs1393363759, rs750959420, rs1555509569, rs1554716504, rs11556620, rs1247392012, rs142083484, rs140385286, rs749428135, rs371575563, rs1402429085, rs1218712729, rs1555179091, rs1555179087, rs746971952, rs1555836950, rs368276916, rs140376902, rs747220413, rs76731700, rs770684782, rs1200906022, rs1804449, rs1482760341, rs769898852, rs140599944, rs757972700, rs1555451521, rs1592362719, rs1555836803, rs763455928, rs1378590183, rs1583695322, rs1362178149, rs1197928094, rs368751524, rs1555509609, rs1574787779, rs1601157750, rs1301635320, rs1341055534, rs1402092579, rs1568809172, rs1555836170, rs1315541036, rs1339283341, rs1643659556, rs1644506661, rs1435710212, rs1553122918, rs1689580631, rs374047961, rs775935265, rs2076486420, rs1820836522, rs757260058, rs1844420892, rs1833371664, rs1833438306, rs1833451208, rs2083790483, rs1303294230, rs1226110412, rs2053207945, rs2053208751, rs2053501632, rs2053539304, rs1567479067, rs544088874, rs1228194239, rs1568807400, rs1169198442, rs2049594204, rs2049594311, rs1568810641, rs1568811372, rs2049618449, rs1476760624, rs2079347087 11723166, 11796754
Developmental regression Developmental regression rs1224421127
Epilepsy Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Cryptogenic, Awakening Epilepsy rs113994140, rs119454947, rs28937874, rs1589762127, rs104894166, rs28939075, rs2134001459, rs104894167, rs119488099, rs119488100, rs1805032, rs387906420, rs121917752, rs121918622, rs121434579, rs1581220270, rs281865564, rs387907313, rs397514564, rs397514670, rs768241563, rs587776973, rs587776974, rs587776975, rs879255234, rs587776976, rs587776977, rs121917993, rs398123588, rs13306758, rs587777363, rs587777364, rs587777458, rs587777459, rs541024038, rs797044545, rs730882240, rs786205703, rs794726859, rs796053126, rs796053035, rs796053216, rs796052839, rs869025201, rs797044999, rs797044998, rs797045045, rs794726762, rs869312971, rs869312972, rs879255652, rs886037938, rs886037958, rs886037959, rs886037960, rs886037961, rs886037962, rs886037965, rs886037966, rs886039245, rs886039246, rs886039251, rs886039252, rs772872014, rs886039253, rs886039256, rs757511744, rs886039261, rs886039263, rs578185749, rs886039266, rs886039268, rs886039269, rs886039273, rs368820286, rs1057518801, rs1057518688, rs1057519107, rs1057519273, rs752753379, rs767795673, rs1057519424, rs755946598, rs760609867, rs1057521066, rs1057524233, rs1060501488, rs1060501487, rs755127868, rs751533302, rs771373457, rs1475605360, rs1555401942, rs1553567864, rs200661329, rs766667249, rs1556607762, rs1555882921, rs1555882867, rs1555900914, rs1553546836, rs77216276, rs755595256, rs1554169267, rs747661902, rs2105890565, rs1021001959, rs1555441032, rs1555439541, rs1556526609, rs1315483224, rs759952667, rs1555885023, rs1553456695, rs1555942720, rs1569083500, rs1559127505, rs1206309859, rs1567139896, rs1567134495, rs1431914212, rs1569166925, rs1569255443, rs1568955379, rs1567152003, rs374158137, rs1567129567, rs1569523728, rs1568991466, rs1569186093, rs1569254004, rs1372605067, rs1569067939, rs1568963062, rs1563959514, rs1569012755, rs1559118914, rs1602338615, rs1596522356, rs1364913665, rs1596522300, rs1596526976, rs1229740428, rs1596385588, rs1596500172, rs1596505517, rs1601925213, rs1601970168, rs1602010382, rs1602903591, rs1603014297, rs1603014708, rs1601875057, rs1601970824, rs1601755632, rs1587393982, rs1592977444, rs1575562076, rs1570998206, rs1588057922, rs1596528731, rs1602349641, rs1587401875, rs2065899210, rs1596526915, rs2093486364, rs2056165149, rs2056100951, rs781482552, rs1899868619, rs1900088045, rs1898675878, rs1898686157, rs1898837245, rs1898844513, rs2082841677, rs2085727988, rs2092933941, rs2091657024, rs1899864955, rs1898844907, rs2083056830, rs2084070588, rs1899713412, rs2082695884, rs1977106116, rs1977105425, rs1443687532 21177194
Unknown
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Dementia 11723166
Bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorder 19488045, 15885920
Lewy body disease Lewy Body Disease 19276553
Mental depression Mental Depression, Depressive disorder, Unipolar Depression, Major Depressive Disorder rs587778876, rs587778877 11754076, 19000745, 25098258, 18585900, 19000745

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