The human ARG1 gene encodes the protein arginase.[5]

ARG1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesARG1, arginase 1
External IDsOMIM: 608313; MGI: 88070; HomoloGene: 29; GeneCards: ARG1; OMA:ARG1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000045
NM_001244438
NM_001369020

NM_007482

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000036
NP_001231367
NP_001355949

NP_031508

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 131.47 – 131.58 MbChr 10: 24.79 – 24.8 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Function

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Arginase catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to ornithine and urea. At least two isoforms of mammalian arginase exist (types I and II) which differ in their tissue distribution, subcellular localization, immunologic crossreactivity and physiologic function. The type I isoform encoded by this gene, is a cytosolic enzyme and expressed predominantly in the liver as a component of the urea cycle. Inherited deficiency of this enzyme results in argininemia, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hyperammonemia. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000118520Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000019987Ensembl, 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: Arginase, liver".
  6. ^ [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]
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Further reading

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