CPQ (carboxypeptidase Q)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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10404 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Carboxypeptidase Q |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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CPQ |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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LDP, PGCP |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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8 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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8q22.1 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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This gene encodes a metallopeptidase that belongs to the peptidase M28 family. The encoded protein may catalyze the cleavage of dipeptides with unsubstituted terminals into amino acids. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013] |
Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
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Protein | |||||||||||
UniProt ID | Q9Y646 | ||||||||||
Protein name | Carboxypeptidase Q (EC 3.4.17.-) (Lysosomal dipeptidase) (Plasma glutamate carboxypeptidase) | ||||||||||
Protein function | Carboxypeptidase that may play an important role in the hydrolysis of circulating peptides. Catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides with unsubstituted terminals into amino acids. May play a role in the liberation of thyroxine hormone from its thy | ||||||||||
Family and domains |
Pfam
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Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Mainly detected in blood plasma. Abundant in placenta and kidney. Present at low level in muscles, liver and skin fibroblasts. Not detected in brain or white blood cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10206990}. | ||||||||||
Sequence |
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Sequence length | 472 | ||||||||||
Interactions | View interactions |
Associated diseases
Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
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