Carbonic Anhydrase 14

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Contents 1 Function 2 Structure 3 Compartment 4 Expression 5 More General Terms 6 Internet Database 7 References

Function

• reversible hydration of carbon dioxide
  

• H2CO3 <--> CO2 + H2O
  
• Cofactor: Zn+2 ( putative)

Structure

• belongs to the alpha- carbonic anhydrase family

Compartment

• membrane

Expression

• high expression in all parts of the central nervous system
• lower expression in adult liver, heart, small intestine, colon, kidney, urinary bladder & skeletal muscle

More General Terms

• carbonic anhydrase (dehydratase)
• glycoprotein
• membrane protein
• metalloprotein

Internet Database

Kegg: [1]
OMIM: 604832
Prosite: [2]
UniProt: [3]
Entrez gene: 23632

References

UniProt [4]

carbonic anhydrase-14 (carbonic dehydratase 14, CA14)