Gene Symbol | GFAP |
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Entrez Gene | 2670 |
Alt Symbol | ALXDRD |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
Other Description | - |
Swissprots | Q7Z5J6 Q7Z5J7 Q53H98 E9PAX3 B2RD44 P14136 Q6ZQS3 Q96P18 D3DX59 Q9UFD0 Q5D055 Q96KS4 |
Accessions | AAN87903 AAN87904 AAN87907 CAI99149 EAW51567 EAW51568 EAW51569 EAW51570 EAW51571 P14136 AF419299 AAL16662 AJ306447 CAC69881 AK098380 AK098758 AK124465 AK128790 BAC87610 AK222683 BAD96403 AK295734 BAG58573 AK296259 BAG58972 AK303728 BAG64704 AK315398 BAG37791 AL133013 CAB61354 BC012228 BC013596 AAH13596 BC041765 AAH41765 BC062609 AAH62609 BC127871 AAI27872 BF341765 BF526347 BM687259 BM931499 DA254392 DA315956 DQ979832 ABL14186 J04569 AAA52528 JF432461 ADZ15678 M26638 AAA52529 S40719 AAB22581 U92979 NM_001131019 NP_001124491 NM_001242376 NP_001229305 NM_002055 NP_002046 |
Function | GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell- specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells. |
Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12058025}. Note=Associated with intermediate filaments. |
Tissue Specificity | Expressed in cells lacking fibronectin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1847665}. |