| Protein Name | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 2670 |
| Gene Symbol | GFAP |
| UniProt | P14136 (GFAP_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
468
Total Number of Articles : 576 |
Description |
glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes one of the major intermediate filament proteins of mature astrocytes. It is used as a marker to distinguish astrocytes from other glial cells during development. Mutations in this gene cause Alexander disease, a rare disorder of astrocytes in the central nervous system. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008] |
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