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Chitotriosidase is secreted by activated human macrophages and is markedly elevated in plasma of Gaucher disease patients. The expression of chitotriosidase occurs only at a late stage of differentiation of monocytes to activated macrophages in culture. Human macrophages can synthesize a functional chitotriosidase, a highly conserved enzyme with a strongly regulated expression. This enzyme may play a role in the degradation of chitin-containing pathogens. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene.
Gene Name: | chitinase 1 (chitotriosidase) |
Synonyms: | CHIT1, CHITD, CHI3, Chitinase-1, Chitinase 1 (chitotriosidase), Chitotriosidase, CHIT, Chitotriosidase-1 |
Target Sequences: | NM_003465 NP_003456.1 Q13231 |
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