NameProtein amnionless
Synonyms
  • Amnionless protein precursor
Gene NameAMN
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0036994|Protein amnionless
MGVLGRVLLWLQLCALTQAVSKLWVPNTDFDVAANWSQNRTPCAGGAVEFPADKMVSVLV
QEGHAVSDMLLPLDGELVLASGAGFGVSDVGSHLDCGAGEPAVFRDSDRFSWHDPHLWRS
GDEAPGLFFVDAERVPCRHDDVFFPPSASFRVGLGPGASPVRVRSISALGRTFTRDEDLA
VFLASRAGRLRFHGPGALSVGPEDCADPSGCVCGNAEAQPWICAALLQPLGGRCPQAACH
SALRPQGQCCDLCGAVVLLTHGPAFDLERYRARILDTFLGLPQYHGLQVAVSKVPRSSRL
READTEIQVVLVENGPETGGAGRLARALLADVAENGEALGVLEATMRESGAHVWGSSAAG
LAGGVAAAVLLALLVLLVAPPLLRRAGRLRWRRHEAAAPAGAPLGFRNPVFDVTASEELP
LPRRLSLVPKAAADSTSHSYFVNPLFAGAEAEA
Number of residues453
Molecular Weight47753.91
Theoretical pI6.09
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor binding
Processes
  • receptor-mediated endocytosis
  • multicellular organismal development
  • vitamin metabolic process
  • water-soluble vitamin metabolic process
  • lipoprotein metabolic process
  • cobalamin metabolic process
  • excretion
  • Golgi to plasma membrane protein transport
  • cobalamin transport
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • apical plasma membrane
  • endocytic vesicle
  • endosome membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • extracellular space
  • integral component of membrane
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionReceptor binding
Specific FunctionNecessary for efficient absorption of vitamin B12. May direct the production of trunk mesoderm during development by modulating a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway in the underlying visceral endoderm (By similarity).
Pfam Domain FunctionNot Available
Transmembrane Regions358-378
GenBank Protein ID13507259
UniProtKB IDQ9BXJ7
UniProtKB Entry NameAMNLS_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021258|Protein amnionless (AMN)
ATGGGCGTCCTGGGCCGGGTCCTGCTGTGGCTGCAGCTCTGCGCACTGACCCAGGCGGTC
TCCAAACTCTGGGTCCCCAACACGGACTTCGACGTCGCAGCCAACTGGAGCCAGAACCGG
ACCCCGTGCGCCGGCGGCGCCGTTGAGTTCCCGGCGGACAAGATGGTGTCAGTCCTGGTG
CAAGAAGGTCACGCCGTCTCAGACATGCTCCTGCCGCTGGATGGGGAACTCGTCCTGGCT
TCAGGAGCCGGATTCGGCGTCTCAGACGTGGGCTCGCACCTGGACTGTGGCGCGGGCGAA
CCTGCCGTCTTCCGCGACTCTGACCGCTTCTCCTGGCATGACCCGCACCTGTGGCGCTCT
GGGGACGAGGCACCTGGCCTCTTCTTCGTGGACGCCGAGCGCGTGCCCTGCCGCCACGAC
GACGTCTTCTTTCCGCCTAGTGCCTCCTTCCGCGTGGGGCTCGGCCCTGGCGCTAGCCCC
GTGCGTGTCCGCAGCATCTCGGCTCTGGGCCGGACGTTCACGCGCGACGAGGACCTGGCT
GTTTTCCTGGCGTCCCGCGCGGGCCGCCTACGCTTCCACGGGCCGGGCGCGCTGAGCGTG
GGCCCCGAGGACTGCGCGGACCCGTCGGGCTGCGTCTGCGGCAACGCGGAGGCGCAGCCG
TGGATCTGCGCGGCCCTGCTCCAGCCCCTGGGCGGCCGCTGCCCCCAGGCCGCCTGCCAC
AGCGCCCTCCGGCCCCAGGGGCAGTGCTGTGACCTCTGTGGAGCCGTTGTGTTGCTGACC
CACGGCCCCGCATTTGACCTGGAGCGGTACCGGGCGCGGATACTGGACACCTTCCTGGGT
CTGCCTCAGTACCACGGGCTGCAGGTGGCCGTGTCCAAGGTGCCACGCTCGTCCCGGCTC
CGTGAGGCCGATACGGAGATCCAGGTGGTGCTGGTGGAGAATGGGCCCGAGACAGGCGGA
GCGGGGCGGCTGGCCCGGGCCCTCCTGGCGGACGTCGCCGAGAACGGCGAGGCCCTCGGC
GTCCTGGAGGCGACCATGCGGGAGTCGGGCGCACACGTCTGGGGCAGCTCCGCGGCTGGG
CTGGCGGGCGGCGTGGCGGCTGCCGTGCTGCTGGCGCTGCTGGTCCTGCTGGTGGCGCCG
CCGCTGCTGCGCCGCGCGGGGAGGCTCAGGTGGAGGAGGCACGAGGCGGCGGCCCCGGCT
GGAGCGCCCCTCGGCTTCCGCAACCCGGTGTTCGACGTGACGGCCTCCGAGGAGCTGCCC
CTGCCGCGGCGGCTCAGCCTGGTTCCGAAGGCGGCCGCAGACAGCACCAGCCACAGTTAC
TTCGTCAACCCTCTGTTCGCCGGGGCCGAGGCCGAGGCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDAF328788
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAMN
HGNC IDHGNC:14604
Chromosome Location14
Locus14q32.3
References
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