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RPE ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase

Gene ID: 6120, updated on 17-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: RPE2-1

Summary

Enables metal ion binding activity; protein homodimerization activity; and ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity. Involved in carbohydrate metabolic process and pentose-phosphate shunt. Located in extracellular exosome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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DescriptionTests
An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
2q34
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (210002638..210022260)
Total number of exons:
10

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