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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Cancer-related genes Enzymes Metabolic proteins
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
14
Cytoband
q24.1
Chromosome location (bp)
67619920 - 67651708
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
May play a role in the regulation of extra-urea cycle arginine metabolism and also in down-regulation of nitric oxide synthesis. Extrahepatic arginase functions to regulate L-arginine bioavailability to nitric oxid synthase (NOS). Arginine metabolism is a critical regulator of innate and adaptive immune responses. Seems to be involved in negative regulation of the survival capacity of activated CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells 1. May suppress inflammation-related signaling in asthmatic airway epithelium 2. May contribute to the immune evasion of H.pylori by restricting M1 macrophage activation and polyamine metabolism (By similarity). In fetal dendritic cells may play a role in promoting immune suppression and T cell TNF-alpha production during gestation 3. Regulates RPS6KB1 signaling, which promotes endothelial cell senescence and inflammation and implicates NOS3/eNOS dysfunction 4. Can inhibit endothelial autophagy independently of its enzymatic activity implicating mTORC2 signaling 5. Involved in vascular smooth muscle cell senescence and apoptosis independently of its enzymatic activity 6. Since NOS is found in the penile corpus cavernosum smooth muscle, the clitoral corpus cavernosum and the vagina, arginase-2 plays a role in both male and female sexual arousal 7....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Hydrolase
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they bind, are associated with, or whose activity is dependent of some molecule.
Manganese, Metal-binding
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
Arginase catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to ornithine and urea. At least two isoforms of mammalian arginase exists (types I and II) which differ in their tissue distribution, subcellular localization, immunologic crossreactivity and physiologic function. The type II isoform encoded by this gene, is located in the mitochondria and expressed in extra-hepatic tissues, especially kidney. The physiologic role of this isoform is poorly understood; it is thought to play a role in nitric oxide and polyamine metabolism. Transcript variants of the type II gene resulting from the use of alternative polyadenylation sites have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000050[urea cycle] GO:0001657[ureteric bud development] GO:0002250[adaptive immune response] GO:0002376[immune system process] GO:0002829[negative regulation of type 2 immune response] GO:0004053[arginase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005739[mitochondrion] GO:0005759[mitochondrial matrix] GO:0006525[arginine metabolic process] GO:0006809[nitric oxide biosynthetic process] GO:0006941[striated muscle contraction] GO:0016787[hydrolase activity] GO:0016813[hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amidines] GO:0019547[arginine catabolic process to ornithine] GO:0030145[manganese ion binding] GO:0032651[regulation of interleukin-1 beta production] GO:0032696[negative regulation of interleukin-13 production] GO:0032700[negative regulation of interleukin-17 production] GO:0032720[negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production] GO:0045087[innate immune response] GO:0046872[metal ion binding] GO:0071641[negative regulation of macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha production] GO:0071644[negative regulation of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4 production] GO:0071650[negative regulation of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 production] GO:1900425[negative regulation of defense response to bacterium] GO:1903426[regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process] GO:1905403[negative regulation of activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell apoptotic process] GO:2000562[negative regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell proliferation] GO:2000774[positive regulation of cellular senescence]
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