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Chia - chitinase, acidic Gene

Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 113901 | Gene type: protein coding

About Chia

Summary

Enables chitinase activity. Involved in chitin catabolic process. Located in extracellular region. Biomarker of cryptococcosis and silicosis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human CHIA (chitinase acidic). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Chia Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_207586.2 NP_997469.1 acidic mammalian chitinase precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables chitinase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16971062 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in chitin catabolic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
11085997 RGD
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in extracellular region IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16971062 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

acidic mammalian chitinase

AMCase

eosinophil chemotactic cytokine

small acid mammalian chitinase

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Chia NCBI NCBI:27159
Mus musculus Chia NCBI