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NameCarbonic anhydrase 6
Synonyms
  • 4.2.1.1
  • CA-VI
  • Carbonate dehydratase VI
  • Carbonic anhydrase VI
  • Salivary carbonic anhydrase
  • Secreted carbonic anhydrase
Gene NameCA6
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009331|Carbonic anhydrase 6
MRALVLLLSLFLLGGQAQHVSDWTYSEGALDEAHWPQHYPACGGQRQSPINLQRTKVRYN
PSLKGLNMTGYETQAGEFPMVNNGHTVQISLPSTMRMTVADGTVYIAQQMHFHWGGASSE
ISGSEHTVDGIRHVIEIHIVHYNSKYKSYDIAQDAPDGLAVLAAFVEVKNYPENTYYSNF
ISHLANIKYPGQRTTLTGLDVQDMLPRNLQHYYTYHGSLTTPPCTENVHWFVLADFVKLS
RTQVWKLENSLLDHRNKTIHNDYRRTQPLNHRVVESNFPNQEYTLGSEFQFYLHKIEEIL
DYLRRALN
Number of residues308
Molecular Weight35366.615
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • zinc ion binding
  • carbonate dehydratase activity
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • bicarbonate transport
  • one-carbon metabolic process
  • detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste
Components
  • extracellular region
  • extracellular space
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionReversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Its role in saliva is unknown.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP23280
UniProtKB Entry NameCAH6_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019449|Carbonic anhydrase 6 (CA6)
ATGAGGGCCCTGGTGCTTCTGCTGTCCCTGTTCCTGCTGGGTGGCCAGGCCCAGCATGTG
TCTGACTGGACCTACTCAGAAGGGGCACTGGACGAAGCGCACTGGCCACAGCACTACCCC
GCCTGTGGGGGCCAGAGACAGTCGCCTATCAACCTACAGAGGACGAAGGTGCGGTACAAC
CCCTCCTTGAAGGGGCTCAATATGACAGGCTATGAGACCCAGGCAGGGGAGTTCCCCATG
GTCAACAATGGCCACACAGTGCAGATCAGCCTGCCCTCCACCATGCGCATGACAGTGGCT
GACGGCACTGTATACATAGCCCAGCAGATGCACTTTCACTGGGGAGGTGCGTCCTCGGAG
ATCAGCGGCTCTGAGCACACCGTGGACGGGATCAGACATGTGATCGAGATTCACATTGTT
CACTACAATTCTAAATACAAGAGCTATGATATAGCCCAAGATGCGCCGGATGGTTTGGCT
GTACTGGCAGCCTTCGTTGAGGTGAAGAATTACCCTGAAAACACTTATTACAGCAACTTC
ATTTCTCATCTGGCCAACATCAAGTACCCAGGACAAAGAACAACCCTGACTGGCCTTGAC
GTTCAGGACATGCTGCCCAGGAACCTCCAGCACTACTACACCTACCATGGCTCACTCACC
ACGCCTCCCTGCACTGAGAACGTCCACTGGTTTGTGCTGGCAGATTTTGTCAAGCTCTCC
AGGACACAGGTTTGGAAGCTGGAGAATTCCTTACTGGATCACCGCAACAAGACCATCCAC
AACGATTACCGCAGGACCCAGCCCCTGAACCACAGAGTGGTGGAATCCAACTTCCCGAAT
CAGGAATACACTCTAGGCTCTGAATTCCAGTTTTACCTACATAAGATTGAGGAAATTCTT
GACTACTTAAGAAGAGCATTGAACTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:1380
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
References
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