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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3001
Gene name Granzyme A
Gene symbol GZMA
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CTLA3HFSP
Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5q11.2
Summary Cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells share the remarkable ability to recognize, bind, and lyse specific target cells. They are thought to protect their host by lysing cells bearing on their surface `nonself` antigens, usually peptid
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001772 Component Immunological synapse TAS 12524539
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IDA 11331782, 12819770, 32299851, 34022140, 36899106
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 12524539
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
140050 4708 ENSG00000145649
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P12544
Protein name Granzyme A (EC 3.4.21.78) (CTL tryptase) (Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte proteinase 1) (Fragmentin-1) (Granzyme-1) (Hanukkah factor) (H factor) (HF)
Protein function Abundant protease in the cytosolic granules of cytotoxic T-cells and NK-cells which activates caspase-independent pyroptosis when delivered into the target cell through the immunological synapse (PubMed:12819770, PubMed:32299851, PubMed:3257574,
PDB 1OP8 , 1ORF
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00089 Trypsin 29 → 254 Trypsin Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 262
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction