Recombinant Human Carbonic anhydrase 1 (CA1)

Uniprot Id

P00915

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CA1

Target Full Name

Carbonic anhydrase 1

Target Function

Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Can hydrates cyanamide to urea.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm.

Target Protein Families

Alpha-carbonic anhydrase family

Target Research Area

Cardiovascular

Target Synonyms

CA 1; CA I; CA-I; CA1; CAB; CAH1_HUMAN; CAI; CAN; Car 1; Car1; Carbonate dehydratase I; Carbonic anhydrase 1; Carbonic anhydrase A; Carbonic anhydrase B; Carbonic anhydrase B; formerly; Carbonic anhydrase I; Carbonic dehydratase; ECK0125; JW0122; yadF

Target Background

Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva and gastric acid. They show extensive diversity in tissue distribution and in their subcellular localization. This CA1 gene is closely linked to the CA2 and CA3 genes on chromosome 8. It encodes a cytosolic protein that is found at the highest level in erythrocytes. Allelic variants of this gene have been described in some populations. Alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants.