Chia - chitinase, acidic Gene

Species: Rattus norvegicus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 113901

Summary

Enables chitinase activity. Involved in chitin catabolic process. Located in extracellular region. Biomarker of cryptococcosis and silicosis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human CHIA (chitinase acidic). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Chia Products (1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_207586.2 NP_997469.1 acidic mammalian chitinase precursor
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence References Source
enables chitinase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16971062 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence References Source
involved in chitin catabolic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
11085997 RGD
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence References Source
located in extracellular region IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16971062 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

acidic mammalian chitinase

  • AMCase

  • eosinophil chemotactic cytokine

  • small acid mammalian chitinase

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Chia NCBI NCBI:27159