AMY2B
Sign in to saveAlso known as AMY2, AMY3, HXA, amylase, alpha 2B (pancreatic), amylase alpha 2B (pancreatic), amylase alpha 2B
Alpha-amylase 2B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMY2B gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, AMY2B is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 1 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 1.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
AMY2B- Name
- amylase alpha 2B
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 103,553,815–103,579,534 (+)
- Aliases
- AMY2, AMY3, HXA
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000240038
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001386109.1, NM_001387437.1, NM_020978.4
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001373038.1, NP_001374366.1, NP_066188.1
Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the pancreas. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Cellular component
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
amylase alpha 2B
- Symbol
- AMY2B
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 1:103,553,815-103,579,534
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 134663
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/280
- genomic end
- 104122156
- genomic start
- 104096437
- chromosome
- human chromosome 1
- cytogenetic location
- 1p21.1
- expressed in
- Achilles tendon
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Function
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Alpha-amylase 2B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMY2B gene.
== Function ==
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