Gene description for ANO1
Gene name	anoctamin 1, calcium activated chloride channel
Gene symbol	ANO1
Other names/aliases	DOG1 ORAOV2 TAOS2 TMEM16A
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - ANO1
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_55107
Entrez Gene	55107
HGNC	21625
MIM	610108
UniProt	Q5XXA6
ANO1 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Saliva	19199708

Gene ontology annotations for ANO1

Molecular Function     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     protein homodimerization activity GO:0042803 IEA     intracellular calcium activated chloride channel activity GO:0005229 ISS     calcium activated cation channel activity GO:0005227 IDA     protein heterodimerization activity GO:0046982 IEA Biological Process     transmembrane transport GO:0055085 TAS     ion transmembrane transport GO:0034220 TAS     cation transport GO:0006812 IDA     chloride transmembrane transport GO:1902476 IEA     regulation of membrane potential GO:0042391 IEA     cation transmembrane transport GO:0098655 IDA     multicellular organismal development GO:0007275 IEA     chloride transport GO:0006821 ISS Subcellular Localization     cytoplasm GO:0005737 IEA     apical plasma membrane GO:0016324 IEA     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA     plasma membrane GO:0005886 TAS     external side of plasma membrane GO:0009897 IEA     chloride channel complex GO:0034707 IEA