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AMY1C

The human AMY1C gene encodes the protein Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary).

Last revised
Jun 20, 2026
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Length
305 w
Citations
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Source
AMY1C
Available structures
PDBHuman UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesAMY1C, AMY1, amylase, alpha 1C (salivary), amylase alpha 1C (salivary), amylase alpha 1C
External IDsOMIM: 104702; HomoloGene: 133998; GeneCards: AMY1C; OMA:AMY1C - orthologs
EC number3.2.1.1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001008219
NM_001346780

n/a

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001008220
NP_001333709
NP_001008222
NP_004029
NP_001008219

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 103.75 – 103.76 Mbn/a
PubMed search2n/a
Wikidata
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The human AMY1C gene encodes the protein Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary). 34

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

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000187733Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. "Entrez Gene: Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary)". Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  4. 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.
  5. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. ##RefSeq-Attributes-START## Transcript_exon_combination_evidence :: AK313275.1 [ECO:0000332] ##RefSeq-Attributes-END##
External links
  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: P04745 (Human Alpha-amylase 1) at the PDBe-KB.