Guanylate cyclase 2C

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GUCY2C
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004963

NM_001127318
NM_145067

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004954

NP_001120790
NP_659504

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 14.61 – 14.7 MbChr 6: 136.67 – 136.76 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Guanylate cyclase 2C, also known as guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C), intestinal guanylate cyclase, guanylate cyclase-C receptor, or the heat-stable enterotoxin receptor (hSTAR) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GUCY2C gene.[5][6]

C-terminal guanylate cyclase domain. Tyrosine kinase activity mediates the GC-C signaling pathway within the cell
.

Functions

GC-C is a key

pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Knockout mice deficient in the GC-C gene do not show secretory diarrhea on infection with E. coli, though they do with cholera
toxin. This demonstrates the specificity of the GC-C receptor.

In medicine

Guanylate cyclase 2C is the target of

chronic constipation
.

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000070019Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000042638Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: guanylate cyclase 2C (heat stable enterotoxin receptor)".
  6. PMID 8661067
    .
  7. ^ Intestinal Protein May Have Role in ADHD, Other Neurological Disorders. ScienceDaily (Aug. 11, 2011) [1]
  8. PMID 22069681
    .

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