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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
AFM
Identifiers
AliasesAFM, ALB2, ALBA, ALF, afamin
External IDsOMIM: 104145; MGI: 2429409; HomoloGene: 881; GeneCards: AFM; OMA:AFM - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 4 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 4 (human)
Chromosome 4 (human)Genomic location for AFMGenomic location for AFM
Band4q13.3Start73,481,745 bp
End73,504,001 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)Genomic location for AFMGenomic location for AFM
Band5|5 E1Start90,666,791 bp
End90,701,402 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • right lobe of liver

  • testicle

  • kidney tubule

  • human kidney

  • glomerulus

  • metanephric glomerulus

  • tibialis anterior muscle

  • renal medulla

  • mucosa of ileum

  • fundus
Top expressed in
  • left lobe of liver

  • human kidney

  • right kidney

  • proximal straight tubule

  • renal pelvis

  • fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell

  • renal calyx

  • sexually immature organism

  • migratory enteric neural crest cell

  • gallbladder
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

173

280662

Ensembl

ENSG00000079557

ENSMUSG00000029369

UniProt

P43652

O89020

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001133

NM_145146

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001124

NP_660128

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 73.48 – 73.5 MbChr 5: 90.67 – 90.7 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Afamin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AFM gene.

Function

This gene is a member of the albumin gene family, which comprises four genes that localize to chromosome 4 in a tandem arrangement. These four genes encode structurally related serum transport proteins that are known to be evolutionarily related. The protein encoded by this gene is regulated developmentally, expressed in the liver and secreted into the bloodstream.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000079557Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029369Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Lichenstein HS, Lyons DE, Wurfel MM, Johnson DA, McGinley MD, Leidli JC, Trollinger DB, Mayer JP, Wright SD, Zukowski MM (Aug 1994). "Afamin is a new member of the albumin, alpha-fetoprotein, and vitamin D-binding protein gene family". J Biol Chem. 269 (27): 18149–54. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(17)32429-8. PMID 7517938.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: AFM afamin".

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