The human AMY1C gene encodes the protein Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary). [3][4]
Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either the salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the salivary gland.[5] See also Amylase § Evolution.
References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000187733 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ “Human PubMed Reference:”. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ “Entrez Gene: Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary)”. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ Hariharan R, Mousa A, de Courten B (June 2021). “Influence of AMY1A copy number variations on obesity and other cardiometabolic risk factors: A review of the evidence”. Obesity Reviews. 22 (6) e13205. doi:10.1111/obr.13205. PMID 33432778.
- ^ [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. ##RefSeq-Attributes-START## Transcript_exon_combination_evidence :: AK313275.1 [ECO:0000332] ##RefSeq-Attributes-END##