NameGlycodelin
Synonyms
  • GD
  • PAEG
  • PEG
  • Placental protein 14
  • PP14
  • Pregnancy-associated endometrial alpha-2 globulin
  • Progestagen-associated endometrial protein
  • Progesterone-associated endometrial protein
Gene NamePAEP
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0007570|Glycodelin
MLCLLLTLGVALVCGVPAMDIPQTKQDLELPKLAGTWHSMAMATNNISLMATLKAPLRVH
ITSLLPTPEDNLEIVLHRWENNSCVEKKVLGEKTENPKKFKINYTVANEATLLDTDYDNF
LFLCLQDTTTPIQSMMCQYLARVLVEDDEIMQGFIRAFRPLPRHLWYLLDLKQMEEPCRF
Number of residues180
Molecular Weight20624.015
Theoretical pI5.26
GO Classification
Functions
  • small molecule binding
Processes
  • transport
  • apoptotic process
  • multicellular organismal development
  • positive regulation of interleukin-6 secretion
  • positive regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production
  • positive regulation of interleukin-13 secretion
Components
  • extracellular region
General FunctionSmall molecule binding
Specific FunctionThis protein is, quantitatively, the main protein synthesized and secreted in the endometrium from mid-luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and during the first semester of pregnancy.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID190215
UniProtKB IDP09466
UniProtKB Entry NamePAEP_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012751|Glycodelin (PAEP)
ATGCTGTGCCTCCTGCTCACCCTGGGCGTGGCCCTGGTCTGTGGTGTCCCGGCCATGGAC
ATCCCCCAGACCAAGCAGGACCTGGAGCTCCCAAAGTTGGCAGGGACCTGGCACTCCATG
GCCATGGCGACCAACAACATCTCCCTCATGGCGACACTGAAGGCCCCTCTGAGGGTCCAC
ATCACCTCACTGTTGCCCACCCCCGAGGACAACCTGGAGATCGTTCTGCACAGATGGGAG
AACAACAGCTGTGTTGAGAAGAAGGTCCTTGGAGAGAAGACTGAGAATCCAAAGAAGTTC
AAGATCAACTATACGGTGGCGAACGAGGCCACGCTGCTCGATACTGACTACGACAATTTC
CTGTTTCTCTGCCTACAGGACACCACCACCCCCATCCAGAGCATGATGTGCCAGTACCTG
GCCAGAGTCCTGGTGGAGGACGATGAGATCATGCAGGGATTCATCAGGGCTTTCAGGCCC
CTGCCCAGGCACCTATGGTACTTGCTGGACTTGAAACAGATGGAAGAGCCGTGCCGTTTC
TAG
GenBank Gene IDJ04129
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:8573
Chromosome Location9
Locus9q34
References
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