GFAP gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Alexander_disease
gliosis
gptkbp:discoveredBy Lawrence Eng
gptkbp:encodes GFAP protein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 2670
gptkbp:expressedIn central nervous system
astrocytes
ependymal cells
radial glia
pituicytes
satellite glial cells
Bergmann glia
Müller glia
amygdala glia
astroblastoma cells
brainstem glia
cerebellar Purkinje layer glia
cerebellar cortex glia
cerebellar deep nuclei glia
cerebellar dentate nuclei glia
cerebellar fastigial nuclei glia
cerebellar glia
cerebellar granular layer glia
cerebellar interposed nuclei glia
cerebellar molecular layer glia
cerebellar white matter glia
cerebral cortex glia
choroid plexus glia
cortical glia
enteric glia
ependymoma cells
fibrous astrocytes
glioma cells
gray matter glia
hippocampal glia
hypothalamic glia
meningeal glia
midbrain glia
non-myelinating Schwann cells
olfactory bulb glia
olfactory ensheathing cells
optic nerve glia
pineal gland glia
pituitary gland glia
protoplasmic astrocytes
reactive astrocytes
retinal glia
spinal cord glia
striatum glia
subgranular zone cells
subpial astrocytes
subventricular zone cells
tanycytes
thalamic glia
white matter glia
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1971
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Glial_fibrillary_acidic_protein
gptkbp:function intermediate filament protein
gptkbp:geneType protein-coding
gptkbp:hasTranscriptVariant multiple
gptkbp:HGNC_ID HGNC:4235
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GFAP gene
gptkbp:length 432 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:17q21
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith causes Alexander disease
gptkbp:OMIM 137780
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologInMouse Gfap
gptkbp:postTranslationalModification phosphorylation
oxidation
glycosylation
sumoylation
ubiquitination
proteolysis
acetylation
nitration
gptkbp:product coiled-coil domain
tail domain
head domain
type III intermediate filament
gptkbp:proteinFamily intermediate filament proteins
gptkbp:studiedBy neurodegenerative diseases
brain injury
glioma
gptkbp:UniProtID P14136
gptkbp:usedAsMarker astrocytes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GFAP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7