Gene Information
Gene NameCA6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length308
Protein NamesCarbonic anhydrase 6 (EC 4.2.1.1) (Carbonate dehydratase VI) (Carbonic anhydrase VI) (CA-VI) (Salivary carbonic anhydrase) (Secreted carbonic anhydrase)
Target Namecarbonic anhydrase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000131686 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP23280
Gene CardCA6
Uniprot IDP23280
PfamPF00194
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.832581762)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Car6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ca6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCA9, CA5B, CA1, CA8, CA2, CA12, CA7, CA14, CA3, CA13, CA4, CA5A, CA11, CA10
Tissuesalivary.gland, parotid.gland
Tissue SpecificityMajor constituent of saliva.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3FE4  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs34265054  rs2274327  rs58800854  rs2274328  rs2274329  rs2274333 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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