| Gene Symbol |
MGAM
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| Entrez Gene |
8972
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| Alt Symbol |
MG, MGA
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
maltase-glucoamylase
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| Other Description |
brush border hydrolase|maltase-glucoamylase (alpha-glucosidase)|maltase-glucoamylase, intestinal
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| Swissprots |
Q86UM5 Q75ME7 O43451 Q0VAX6
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| Accessions |
AAL83559 AAL83560 AAP21875 AAS07445 EAW83988 EAW83989 O43451 AF016833 AAC39568 AK127838 BC120872 AAI20873 XM_006716168 XP_006716231 XM_011516670 XP_011514972 XM_011516671 XP_011514973 XM_011516672 XP_011514974 XM_011516673 XP_011514975 XM_011516674 XP_011514976 XR_927545 NM_004668 NP_004659
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| Function |
May serve as an alternate pathway for starch digestion when luminal alpha-amylase activity is reduced because of immaturity or malnutrition. May play a unique role in the digestion of malted dietary oligosaccharides used in food manufacturing.
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| Subcellular Location |
Apical cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=Brush border.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in small intestine, granulocyte, and kidney but not in salivary gland or pancreas.
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| Top Pathways |
Carbohydrate digestion and absorption, Galactose metabolism, Starch and sucrose metabolism
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