Also known as CA-VI, GUSTIN, carbonic anhydrase 6
protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene data
CA6- Name
- carbonic anhydrase 6
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 8,945,867–8,975,092 (+)
- Aliases
- CA-VI, GUSTIN
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000131686
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001215.4, NM_001270500.2, NM_001270501.2, NM_001270502.2, XM_011542083.4
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001206.2, NP_001257429.1, NP_001257430.1, NP_001257431.1, XP_011540385.1
The protein encoded by this gene is one of several isozymes of carbonic anhydrase. This protein is found only in salivary glands and saliva and protein may play a role in the reversible hydratation of carbon dioxide though its function in saliva is unknown. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Molecular function
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
carbonic anhydrase 6
- Symbol
- CA6
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 1:8,945,867-8,975,092
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
View on Ensembl →
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 20324
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/765
- genomic end
- 9035151
- genomic start
- 9005926
- chromosome
- human chromosome 1
- cytogenetic location
- 1p36.23
- expressed in
- tongue
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