STATH

STATH
Identifiers
Aliases	STATH, STR, statherin
External IDs	OMIM: 184470; HomoloGene: 88673; GeneCards: STATH; OMA:STATH - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	70,002,570 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; salivary gland; ; minor salivary glands; ; tonsil; ; testicle; ; placenta; ; bone marrow; ; bone marrow cell; ; gonad; ; skeletal muscle tissue;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	extracellular matrix constituent, lubricant activity; hydroxyapatite binding; structural constituent of tooth enamel; protein binding;
Cellular component	extracellular region;
Biological process	defense response to bacterium; negative regulation of bone mineralization; ossification; saliva secretion; biomineral tissue development; regulation of bone mineralization;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6779
	n/a
	ENSG00000282891; ENSG00000126549
	n/a
	P02808
	n/a
	NM_003154; NM_001009181
	n/a
	NP_001009181; NP_003145
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Statherin is a protein in humans that is encoded by the STATH gene.^[3]^[4] It prevents the precipitation of calcium phosphate in saliva, maintaining a high calcium level in saliva available for remineralisation of tooth enamel and high phosphate levels for buffering.^[5]