Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01029
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6317
Name Acidic mammalian chitinase
Synonyms
  1. AMCase
  2. Lung-specific protein TSA1902
Gene Name CHIA
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in chitin binding
Specific Function Degrades chitin and chitotriose. May participate in the defense against nematodes, fungi and other pathogens. Plays a role in T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) immune response. Contributes to the response to IL-13 and inflammation in response to IL-13. Stimulates chemokine production by pulmonary epithelial cells. Protects lung epithelial cells against apoptosis and promotes phosphorylation of AKT1. Its function in the inflammatory response and in protecting cells against apoptosis is inhibited by allosamidin, suggesting that the function of this protein depends on carbohydrate binding.
Pathways
  • Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
Reactions
Chitin + Water → N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine + Chitin details
Chitin + Water → N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminide + Chitin details
GO Classification
Biological Process
apoptotic process
chitin catabolic process
digestion
immune response
cell wall chitin metabolic process
polysaccharide catabolic process
positive regulation of chemokine secretion
production of molecular mediator involved in inflammatory response
response to acid
response to fungus
Cellular Component
cytoplasm
extracellular space
Component
extracellular region
Function
ion binding
cation binding
binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing o-glycosyl compounds
pattern binding
polysaccharide binding
chitinase activity
chitin binding
Molecular Function
carbohydrate binding
cation binding
chitin binding
chitinase activity
lysozyme activity
Process
polysaccharide metabolic process
aminoglycan metabolic process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
polysaccharide catabolic process
aminoglycan catabolic process
chitin catabolic process
chitin metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Isoform 3:Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs CHIA
Gene Sequence
>1431 bp
ATGACAAAGCTTATTCTCCTCACAGGTCTTGTCCTTATACTGAATTTGCAGCTCGGCTCT
GCCTACCAGCTGACATGCTACTTCACCAACTGGGCCCAGTACCGGCCAGGCCTGGGGCGC
TTCATGCCTGACAACATCGACCCCTGCCTCTGTACCCACCTGATCTACGCCTTTGCTGGG
AGGCAGAACAACGAGATCACCACCATCGAATGGAATGATGTGACTCTCTACCAAGCTTTC
AATGGCCTGAAAAATAAGAACAGCCAGCTGAAAACTCTCCTGGCCATTGGAGGCTGGAAC
TTCGGGACTGCCCCTTTCACTGCCATGGTTTCTACTCCTGAGAACCGCCAGACTTTCATC
ACCTCAGTCATCAAATTCCTGCGCCAGTATGAGTTTGACGGGCTGGACTTTGACTGGGAG
TACCCTGGCTCTCGTGGGAGCCCTCCTCAGGACAAGCATCTCTTCACTGTCCTGGTGCAG
GAAATGCGTGAAGCTTTTGAGCAGGAGGCCAAGCAGATCAACAAGCCCAGGCTGATGGTC
ACTGCTGCAGTAGCTGCTGGCATCTCCAATATCCAGTCTGGCTATGAGATCCCCCAACTG
TCACAGTACCTGGACTACATCCATGTCATGACCTACGACCTCCATGGCTCCTGGGAGGGC
TACACTGGAGAGAACAGCCCCCTCTACAAATACCCGACTGACACCGGCAGCAACGCCTAC
CTCAATGTGGATTATGTCATGAACTACTGGAAGGACAATGGAGCACCAGCTGAGAAGCTC
ATCGTTGGATTCCCTACCTATGGACACAACTTCATCCTGAGCAACCCCTCCAACACTGGA
ATTGGTGCCCCCACCTCTGGTGCTGGTCCTGCTGGGCCCTATGCCAAGGAGTCTGGGATC
TGGGCTTACTACGAGATCTGTACCTTCCTGAAAAATGGAGCCACTCAGGGATGGGATGCC
CCTCAGGAAGTGCCTTATGCCTATCAGGGCAATGTGTGGGTTGGCTATGACAACATCAAG
AGCTTCGATATTAAGGCTCAATGGCTTAAGCACAACAAATTTGGAGGCGCCATGGTCTGG
GCCATTGATCTGGATGACTTCACTGGCACTTTCTGCAACCAGGGCAAGTTTCCCCTAATC
TCCACCCTGAAGAAGGCCCTCGGCCTGCAGAGTGCAAGTTGCACGGCTCCAGCTCAGCCC
ATTGAGCCAATAACTGCTGCTCCCAGTGGCAGCGGGAACGGGAGCGGGAGTAGCAGCTCT
GGAGGCAGCTCGGGAGGCAGTGGATTCTGTGCTGTCAGAGCCAACGGCCTCTACCCCGTG
GCAAATAACAGAAATGCCTTCTGGCACTGCGTGAATGGAGTCACGTACCAGCAGAACTGC
CAGGCCGGGCTTGTCTTCGACACCAGCTGTGATTGCTGCAACTGGGCATAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 476
Molecular Weight Not Available
Theoretical pI Not Available
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Acidic mammalian chitinase
MTKLILLTGLVLILNLQLGSAYQLTCYFTNWAQYRPGLGRFMPDNIDPCLCTHLIYAFAG
RQNNEITTIEWNDVTLYQAFNGLKNKNSQLKTLLAIGGWNFGTAPFTAMVSTPENRQTFI
TSVIKFLRQYEFDGLDFDWEYPGSRGSPPQDKHLFTVLVQEMREAFEQEAKQINKPRLMV
TAAVAAGISNIQSGYEIPQLSQYLDYIHVMTYDLHGSWEGYTGENSPLYKYPTDTGSNAY
LNVDYVMNYWKDNGAPAEKLIVGFPTYGHNFILSNPSNTGIGAPTSGAGPAGPYAKESGI
WAYYEICTFLKNGATQGWDAPQEVPYAYQGNVWVGYDNIKSFDIKAQWLKHNKFGGAMVW
AIDLDDFTGTFCNQGKFPLISTLKKALGLQSASCTAPAQPIEPITAAPSGSGNGSGSSSS
GGSSGGSGFCAVRANGLYPVANNRNAFWHCVNGVTYQQNCQAGLVFDTSCDCCNWA
GenBank ID Protein 133893286
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9BZP6
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CHIA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_201653.2
GeneCard ID CHIA
GenAtlas ID CHIA
HGNC ID HGNC:17432
References
General References
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