Afamin

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Afamin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AFM gene.[5][6]

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AFM
Identifiers
AliasesAFM, ALB2, ALBA, ALF, afamin
External IDsOMIM: 104145; MGI: 2429409; HomoloGene: 881; GeneCards: AFM; OMA:AFM - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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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
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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.[6]

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