Azurocidin 1

AZU1
Available structures
PDB	Human UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	1A7S, 1AE5, 1FY1, 1FY3
Identifiers
Aliases	AZU1, AZAMP, AZU, CAP37, HBP, HUMAZUR, NAZC, hHBP, azurocidin 1
External IDs	OMIM: 162815; HomoloGene: 74404; GeneCards: AZU1; OMA:AZU1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (human)
End	832,018 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	bone marrow; ; bone marrow cells; ; monocyte; ; blood; ; granulocyte; ; spleen; ; right uterine tube; ; right lung; ; ganglionic eminence; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	heparin binding; peptidase activity; protein binding; heparan sulfate proteoglycan binding; toxic substance binding; serine-type endopeptidase activity;
Cellular component	membrane; azurophil granule; azurophil granule membrane; extracellular exosome; extrinsic component of membrane; extracellular region; extracellular space; azurophil granule lumen;
Biological process	positive regulation of MHC class II biosynthetic process; positive regulation of phagocytosis; negative regulation of apoptotic process; protein kinase C signaling; microglial cell activation; proteolysis; induction of positive chemotaxis; monocyte activation; chemotaxis; regulation of vascular permeability; positive regulation of gene expression; macrophage chemotaxis; protein kinase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; defense response to bacterium; positive regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation; neutrophil-mediated killing of bacterium; defense response to Gram-negative bacterium; cell chemotaxis; cellular extravasation; inflammatory response; calcium-mediated signaling using intracellular calcium source; glial cell migration; positive regulation of cell adhesion; positive regulation of protein kinase activity; neutrophil degranulation;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	566
	n/a
	ENSG00000278624; ENSG00000172232
	n/a
	P20160
	n/a
	NM_001700
	n/a
	NP_001691
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Azurocidin also known as cationic antimicrobial protein CAP37 or heparin-binding protein (HBP) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AZU1 gene.