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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02316
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7801
Name Eosinophil cationic protein precursor
Synonyms
  1. ECP
  2. RNase 3
  3. Ribonuclease 3
Gene Name RNASE3
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Cytotoxin and helminthotoxin with low-efficiency ribonuclease activity. Possesses a wide variety of biological activities. Exhibits antibacterial activity
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Function
hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
nucleic acid binding
nuclease activity
endonuclease activity
endoribonuclease activity
endoribonuclease activity, producing 3'-phosphomonoesters
pancreatic ribonuclease activity
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:14
Locus 14q24-q31
SNPs RNASE3
Gene Sequence
>483 bp
ATGGTTCCAAAACTGTTCACTTCCCAAATTTGTCTGCTTCTTCTGTTGGGGCTTATGGGT
GTGGAGGGCTCACTCCATGCCAGACCCCCACAGTTTACGAGGGCTCAGTGGTTTGCCATC
CAGCACATCAGTCTGAACCCCCCTCGATGCACCATTGCAATGCGGGCAATTAACAATTAT
CGATGGCGTTGCAAAAACCAAAATACTTTTCTTCGTACAACTTTTGCTAATGTAGTTAAT
GTTTGTGGTAACCAAAGTATACGCTGCCCTCATAACAGAACTCTCAACAATTGTCATCGG
AGTAGATTCCGGGTGCCTTTACTCCACTGTGACCTCATAAATCCAGGTGCACAGAATATT
TCAAACTGCAGGTATGCAGACAGACCAGGAAGGAGGTTCTATGTAGTTGCATGTGACAAC
AGAGATCCACGGGATTCTCCACGGTATCCTGTGGTTCCAGTTCACCTGGATACCACCATC
TAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 160
Molecular Weight 18386.0
Theoretical pI 10.33
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-27
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Eosinophil cationic protein precursor
MVPKLFTSQICLLLLLGLMGVEGSLHARPPQFTRAQWFAIQHISLNPPRCTIAMRAINNY
RWRCKNQNTFLRTTFANVVNVCGNQSIRCPHNRTLNNCHRSRFRVPLLHCDLINPGAQNI
SNCTYADRPGRRFYVVACDNRDPRDSPRYPVVPVHLDTTI
GenBank ID Protein 31077
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P12724
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ECP_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID X15161
GeneCard ID RNASE3
GenAtlas ID RNASE3
HGNC ID HGNC:10046
References
General References
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