Gene description for GFAP
Gene name	glial fibrillary acidic protein
Gene symbol	GFAP
Other names/aliases	ALXDRD
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - GFAP
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_2670
Entrez Gene	2670
HGNC	4235
MIM	137780
UniProt	P14136
GFAP identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Neuroblastoma cells	25944692
Squamous carcinoma cells	20124223

Gene ontology annotations for GFAP

Molecular Function     kinase binding GO:0019900 IEA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     structural constituent of cytoskeleton GO:0005200 IEA     integrin binding GO:0005178 IEA Biological Process     response to wounding GO:0009611 IEA     positive regulation of Schwann cell proliferation GO:0010625 IEA     negative regulation of neuron projection development GO:0010977 IEA     neuron projection regeneration GO:0031102 IEA     astrocyte development GO:0014002 IEA     intermediate filament organization GO:0045109 IEA     Bergmann glial cell differentiation GO:0060020 IEA     regulation of neurotransmitter uptake GO:0051580 IEA     long-term synaptic potentiation GO:0060291 IEA     extracellular matrix organization GO:0030198 IEA Subcellular Localization     astrocyte end-foot GO:0097450 IEA     cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA     cell body GO:0044297 IEA     cytosol GO:0005829 TAS     intermediate filament GO:0005882 IEA     membrane GO:0016020 IEA