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Facts about UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2A1.
Active on odorants and appears to be involved in olfaction; it could help clear lipophilic odorant molecules from the sensory epithelium. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | UGT2A1 |
Uniprot: | Q9Y4X1 |
Entrez: | 10941 |
Belongs to: |
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UDP-glycosyltransferase family |
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2A1
Mass (kDA):
59.926 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 4q13.3 |
Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (69588417..69653247, complement) |
Olfactory epithelium and brain. Isoform 2 is mainly expressed in the nasal mucosa.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.
PMID: 10359671 by Jedlitschky G.A., et al. Cloning and characterization of a novel human olfactory UDP- glucuronosyltransferase.
PMID: 19858781 by Sneitz N., et al. Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT2A2: cDNA construction, expression, and functional characterization in comparison with UGT2A1 and UGT2A3.