Gene Review:
Gc - group specific component
Mus musculus
Synonyms:
DBP, Gc-globulin, Group-specific component, VDB, Vitamin D-binding protein, ...
- Osteopathy and resistance to vitamin D toxicity in mice null for vitamin D binding protein. Safadi, F.F., Thornton, P., Magiera, H., Hollis, B.W., Gentile, M., Haddad, J.G., Liebhaber, S.A., Cooke, N.E. J. Clin. Invest. (1999)
- Proximal tubule endocytic apparatus as the specific renal uptake mechanism for vitamin D-binding protein/25-(OH)D3 complex (Review Article). Negri, A.L. Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) (2006)
- Prognostic utility of serum alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase and immunosuppression resulted from deglycosylation of serum Gc protein in oral cancer patients. Yamamoto, N., Naraparaju, V.R., Urade, M. Cancer Res. (1997)
- The DBP gene is expressed according to a circadian rhythm in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and influences circadian behavior. Lopez-Molina, L., Conquet, F., Dubois-Dauphin, M., Schibler, U. EMBO J. (1997)
- An endocytic pathway essential for renal uptake and activation of the steroid 25-(OH) vitamin D3. Nykjaer, A., Dragun, D., Walther, D., Vorum, H., Jacobsen, C., Herz, J., Melsen, F., Christensen, E.I., Willnow, T.E. Cell (1999)
- Effects of vitamin D(3)-binding protein-derived macrophage activating factor (GcMAF) on angiogenesis. Kanda, S., Mochizuki, Y., Miyata, Y., Kanetake, H., Yamamoto, N. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. (2002)
- Effects of phthalate esters on dendritic cell subsets and interleukin-4 production in fluorescein isothiocyanate-induced contact hypersensitivity. Maruyama, T., Shiba, T., Iizuka, H., Matsuda, T., Kurohane, K., Imai, Y. Microbiol. Immunol. (2007)
- Linkage between vitamin D-binding protein and alpha-fetoprotein in the mouse. Guan, X.J., Arhin, G., Leung, J., Tilghman, S.M. Mamm. Genome (1996)
- Group-specific component (Gc) proteins bind vitamin D and 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Daiger, S.P., Schanfield, M.S., Cavalli-Sforza, L.L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1975)
- 129X1/SvJ mouse strain has a novel defect in inflammatory cell recruitment. White, P., Liebhaber, S.A., Cooke, N.E. J. Immunol. (2002)
- Vitamin D3 binding protein (group-specific component) is a precursor for the macrophage-activating signal factor from lysophosphatidylcholine-treated lymphocytes. Yamamoto, N., Homma, S. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1991)
- Identification of the serum factor required for in vitro activation of macrophages. Role of vitamin D3-binding protein (group specific component, Gc) in lysophospholipid activation of mouse peritoneal macrophages. Yamamoto, N., Homma, S., Millman, I. J. Immunol. (1991)
- The role of plasma-binding proteins in the cellular uptake of lipophilic vitamins and steroids. Andreassen, T.K. Horm. Metab. Res. (2006)
- Transcortin and vitamin D-binding protein levels in mouse serum. Faict, D., De Moor, P., Bouillon, R., Heyns, W., Heiniger, H.J., Corrow, D., Lesaffre, E. J. Endocrinol. (1986)
- Mapping of panda plumage color locus on the microsatellite linkage map of the Japanese quail. Miwa, M., Inoue-Murayama, M., Kobayashi, N., Kayang, B.B., Mizutani, M., Takahashi, H., Ito, S. BMC Genet. (2006)
- Binding of a monoclonal antibody E12 to Gc globulin (vitamin D-binding protein) is inhibited by actin. Osawa, M., Sabbatini, A.R., Erukhimov, J., Werner, P.A., Galbraith, R.M. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1992)
- A monoclonal antibody against human vitamin-D-binding protein for the analysis of genetic variation in the group-specific component system (Gc). Hoffmann, R., Braun, A., Cleve, H. Hum. Genet. (1990)
- Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor (GcMAF): isoelectric focusing pattern and tumoricidal activity. Mohamad, S.B., Nagasawa, H., Sasaki, H., Uto, Y., Nakagawa, Y., Kawashima, K., Hori, H. Anticancer Res. (2003)
- Association of the macrophage activating factor (MAF) precursor activity with polymorphism in vitamin D-binding protein. Nagasawa, H., Sasaki, H., Uto, Y., Kubo, S., Hori, H. Anticancer Res. (2004)