Gene Information
Gene NameGC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length474
Protein NamesVitamin D-binding protein (DBP) (VDB) (Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor) (Gc-MAF) (GcMAF) (Gc-globulin) (Group-specific component) (Gc) (Vitamin D-binding protein-macrophage activating factor) (DBP-maf)
Target Namevitamin d-binding protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000145321 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP02774
Gene CardGC
Uniprot IDP02774
PfamPF00273; PF09164
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.895387611)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gc ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gc ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GC ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsAFM, AFP, ALB
Tissueliver, gall.bladder
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the liver. Found in plasma, ascites, cerebrospinal fluid and urine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20079467, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2416779, ECO:0000305|PubMed:16302727}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1J78  (X-ray  2.31A  1J7E  (X-ray  2.55A  1KW2  (X-ray  2.15A  1KXP  (X-ray  2.10A  1LOT  (X-ray  2.50A  1MA9  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP rs7041  rs4588  rs9016 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2423133}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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