Protein
Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell-specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.
Similarity
Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
Sequence
MERRRITSARRSYASSETMVRGHGPTRHLGTIPRLSLSRMTPPLPARVDFSLAGALNAGFKETRASERAEMMELNDRFASYIEKVRFLEQQNKALAAELNQLRAKEPTKLADVYQAELRELRLRLDQLTTNSARLEVERDNLTQDLGTLRQKLQDETNLRLEAENNLAVYRQEADEATLARVDLERKVESLEEEIQFLRKIHEEEVRELQEQLAQQQVHVEMDVAKPDLTAALREIRTQYEAVATSNMQETEEWYRSKFADLTDVASRNAELLRQAKHEANDYRRQLQALTCDLESLRGTNESLERQMREQEERHARESASYQEALARLEEEGQSLKEEMARHLQEYQDLLNVKLALDIEIATYRKLLEGEENRITIPVQTFSNLQIRETSLDTKSVSEGHLKRNIVVKTVEMRDGEVIKESKQEHKDVM