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Carbonic Anhydrase IX  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A carbonic anhydrase and transmembrane protein that consists of an N-terminal PROTEOGLYCAN-like domain, a catalytic region, a single-pass transmembrane domain, and a short intracellular tail. It functions as a dimer and is expressed primarily by cells of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; BILE DUCT EPITHELIUM; and GALL BLADDER. It is expressed at high levels in many solid tumors, especially CLEAR CELL RENAL CARCINOMA, in response to CELL HYPOXIA.

Entry terms

  • CAIX Protein
  • Carbonic Anhydrase 9

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DNWPH6VC-X

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