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LCTL lactase like

Gene ID: 197021, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: KLG; KLPH

Summary

This gene encodes a member of family 1 glycosidases. Glycosidases are enzymes that hydrolyze glycosidic bonds and are classified into families based on primary amino acid sequence. Most members of family 1 have two conserved glutamic acid residues, which are required for enzymatic activity. The mouse ortholog of this protein has been characterized and has a domain structure of an N-terminal signal peptide, glycosidase domain, transmembrane domain, and a short cytoplasmic tail. It lacks one of the conserved glutamic acid residues important for catalysis, and its function remains to be determined (PMID: 12084582). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]

Genomic context

Location:
15q22.31
Sequence:
Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (66547532..66565998, complement)
Total number of exons:
14

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