| Protein Name | alpha-fetoprotein |
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| Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
| Gene ID | 24177 |
| Gene Symbol | Afp |
| UniProt | G3V6D0 (G3V6D0_RAT) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 325 |
Description |
alpha-fetoprotein |
| Gene Summary |
Predicted to enable small molecule binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to retinoic acid; liver regeneration; and response to tetrachloromethane. Located in extracellular space. Biomarker of hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hepatitis C. Orthologous to human AFP (alpha fetoprotein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025] |
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