Protein details/Names
The names section of the Protein information page in GlyGen provides information about the protein and gene name(s) and synonym(s).
Names
This section provides the following information:
- Gene Name (recommended): Official gene name/symbol assigned to the gene. Human gene names/symbols are approved by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC), mouse gene names/symbols are approved by the Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI), whereas rat gene names and symbols are approved by Rat Genome Nomenclature Committee (RGNC). Eg. HGF.
- Gene Name (synonyms): Synonymous names for the given gene name, assigned by UniProtKB and RefSeq. Eg. UniProtKB: HPTA RefSeq: DFNB39; F-TCF; HGFB; HPTA; SF; HGF
- Protein Name (recommended): Protein name assigned by UnitProtKB which follows international protein nomenclature guidelines. Eg. UniProtKB: Hepatocyte growth factor
- Protein Name (synonyms): Synonymous names for the given protein name, assigned by UniProtKB. Eg. UniProtKB: Hepatocyte growth factor isoform 6
- RefSeq: NCBI reference sequence name with official nomenclature when available.