Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP01914
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Alpha-fetoprotein
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-1-fetoprotein
  2. Alpha-fetoglobulin
Gene Name AFP
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transport
Specific Function Binds copper, nickel, and fatty acids as well as, and bilirubin less well than, serum albumin. Only a small percentage (less than 2%) of the human AFP shows estrogen-binding properties
GO Classification
Component
extracellular region part
extracellular space
Process
establishment of localization
transport
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:4
Locus 4q11-q13
SNPs AFP
Gene Sequence
>1830 bp
ATGAAGTGGGTGGAATCAATTTTTTTAATTTTCCTACTAAATTTTACTGAATCCAGAACA
CTGCATAGAAATGAATATGGAATAGCTTCCATATTGGATTCTTACCAATGTACTGCAGAG
ATAAGTTTAGCTGACCTGGCTACCATATTTTTTGCCCAGTTTGTTCAAGAAGCCACTTAC
AAGGAAGTAAGCAAAATGGTGAAAGATGCATTGACTGCAATTGAGAAACCCACTGGAGAT
GAACAGTCTTCAGGGTGTTTAGAAAACCAGCTACCTGCCTTTCTGGAAGAACTTTGCCAT
GAGAAAGAAATTTTGGAGAAGTACGGACATTCAGACTGCTGCAGCCAAAGTGAAGAGGGA
AGACATAACTGTTTTCTTGCACACAAAAAGCCCACTCCAGCATCGATCCCACTTTTCCAA
GTTCCAGAACCTGTCACAAGCTGTGAAGCATATGAAGAAGACAGGGAGACATTCATGAAC
AAATTCATTTATGAGATAGCAAGAAGGCATCCCTTCCTGTATGCACCTACAATTCTTCTT
TGGGCTGCTCGCTATGACAAAATAATTCCATCTTGCTGCAAAGCTGAAAATGCAGTTGAA
TGCTTCCAAACAAAGGCAGCAACAGTTACAAAAGAATTAAGAGAAAGCAGCTTGTTAAAT
CAACATGCATGTGCAGTAATGAAAAATTTTGGGACCCGAACTTTCCAAGCCATAACTGTT
ACTAAACTGAGTCAGAAGTTTACCAAAGTTAATTTTACTGAAATCCAGAAACTAGTCCTG
GATGTGGCCCATGTACATGAGCACTGTTGCAGAGGAGATGTGCTGGATTGTCTGCAGGAT
GGGGAAAAAATCATGTCCTACATATGTTCTCAACAAGACACTCTGTCAAACAAAATAACA
GAATGCTGCAAACTGACCACGCTGGAACGTGGTCAATGTATAATTCATGCAGAAAATGAT
GAAAAACCTGAAGGTCTATCTCCAAATCTAAACAGGTTTTTAGGAGATAGAGATTTTAAC
CAATTTTCTTCAGGGGAAAAAAATATCTTCTTGGCAAGTTTTGTTCATGAATATTCAAGA
AGACATCCTCAGCTTGCTGTCTCAGTAATTCTAAGAGTTGCTAAAGGATACCAGGAGTTA
TTGGAGAAGTGTTTCCAGACTGAAAACCCTCTTGAATGCCAAGATAAAGGAGAAGAAGAA
TTACAGAAATACATCCAGGAGAGCCAAGCATTGGCAAAGCGAAGCTGCGGCCTCTTCCAG
AAACTAGGAGAATATTACTTACAAAATGCGTTTCTCGTTGCTTACACAAAGAAAGCCCCC
CAGCTGACCTCGTCGGAGCTGATGGCCATCACCAGAAAAATGGCAGCCACAGCAGCCACT
TGTTGCCAACTCAGTGAGGACAAACTATTGGCCTGTGGCGAGGGAGCGGCTGACATTATT
ATCGGACACTTATGTATCAGACATGAAATGACTCCAGTAAACCCTGGTGTTGGCCAGTGC
TGCACTTCTTCATATGCCAACAGGAGGCCATGCTTCAGCAGCTTGGTGGTGGATGAAACA
TATGTCCCTCCTGCATTCTCTGATGACAAGTTCATTTTCCATAAGGATCTGTGCCAAGCT
CAGGGTGTAGCGCTGCAAACGATGAAGCAAGAGTTTCTCATTAACCTTGTGAAGCAAAAG
CCACAAATAACAGAGGAACAACTTGAGGCTGTCATTGCAGATTTCTCAGGCCTGTTGGAG
AAATGCTGCCAAGGCCAGGAACAGGAAGTCTGCTTTGCTGAAGAGGGACAAAAACTGATT
TCAAAAACTCGTGCTGCTTTGGGAGTTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 609
Molecular Weight 68676.9
Theoretical pI 5.43
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["1-18"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["None"]
Protein Sequence
>Alpha-fetoprotein
MKWVESIFLIFLLNFTESRTLHRNEYGIASILDSYQCTAEISLADLATIFFAQFVQEATY
KEVSKMVKDALTAIEKPTGDEQSSGCLENQLPAFLEELCHEKEILEKYGHSDCCSQSEEG
RHNCFLAHKKPTPASIPLFQVPEPVTSCEAYEEDRETFMNKFIYEIARRHPFLYAPTILL
WAARYDKIIPSCCKAENAVECFQTKAATVTKELRESSLLNQHACAVMKNFGTRTFQAITV
TKLSQKFTKVNFTEIQKLVLDVAHVHEHCCRGDVLDCLQDGEKIMSYICSQQDTLSNKIT
ECCKLTTLERGQCIIHAENDEKPEGLSPNLNRFLGDRDFNQFSSGEKNIFLASFVHEYSR
RHPQLAVSVILRVAKGYQELLEKCFQTENPLECQDKGEEELQKYIQESQALAKRSCGLFQ
KLGEYYLQNAFLVAYTKKAPQLTSSELMAITRKMAATAATCCQLSEDKLLACGEGAADII
IGHLCIRHEMTPVNPGVGQCCTSSYANRRPCFSSLVVDETYVPPAFSDDKFIFHKDLCQA
QGVALQTMKQEFLINLVKQKPQITEEQLEAVIADFSGLLEKCCQGQEQEVCFAEEGQKLI
SKTRAALGV
GenBank ID Protein 31351
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P02771
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FETA_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID V01514
GeneCard ID AFP
GenAtlas ID AFP
HGNC ID HGNC:317
References
General References Not Available