S100A8 (S100 calcium binding protein A8)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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6279 |
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Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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S100 calcium binding protein A8 |
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Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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S100A8 |
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Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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60B8AG, CAGA, CFAG, CGLA, CP-10, L1Ag, MA387, MIF, MRP8, NIF, P8, S100-A8 |
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Chromosome
Chromosome number
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1 |
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Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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1q21.3 |
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Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the S100 family of proteins containing 2 EF-hand calcium-binding motifs. S100 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm and/or nucleus of a wide range of cells, and involved in the regulation of a number of ce |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
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Other IDs
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| UniProt ID | P05109 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Protein S100-A8 (Calgranulin-A) (Calprotectin L1L subunit) (Cystic fibrosis antigen) (CFAG) (Leukocyte L1 complex light chain) (Migration inhibitory factor-related protein 8) (MRP-8) (p8) (S100 calcium-binding protein A8) (Urinary stone protein band A) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | S100A8 is a calcium- and zinc-binding protein which plays a prominent role in the regulation of inflammatory processes and immune response. It can induce neutrophil chemotaxis and adhesion. Predominantly found as calprotectin (S100A8/A9) which h | ||||||||||
| PDB | 1MR8 , 1XK4 , 4GGF , 4XJK , 5HLO , 5HLV , 5W1F , 6DS2 , 7QUV , 8SJB , 8SJC | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Calprotectin (S100A8/9) is predominantly expressed in myeloid cells. Except for inflammatory conditions, the expression is restricted to a specific stage of myeloid differentiation since both proteins are expressed in circulating neutr | ||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 93 | ||||||||||
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Pathways
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