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caspase recruitment domain family member 14

Summary

Gene Symbol

CARD14

Organism

Homo sapiens (human)

External Links

NCBI Gene

79092

PubChem

79092

Alliance of Genome Resources

HGNC:16446

Annotation

Keyword

Alternative splicing
Apoptosis
Coiled coil
Cytoplasm
Disease variant
Phosphoprotein
Reference proteome

Proteins

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UniProt	Protein Name
Q9BXL6	CARD-containing MAGUK protein 2

Annotation information from UniProt.

Gene Ontology (GO)

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
positive regulation of protein phosphorylation	IDA	11278692
apoptotic process	IEA
activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity	NAS	11278692
tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway	IMP	21302310
negative regulation of apoptotic process	IMP	21302310

GO Hierarchy

biological process

cellular process [inference]

signal transduction [inference]

cell surface receptor signaling pathway [inference]

cytokine-mediated signaling pathway [inference]

tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway

cell death [inference]

programmed cell death [inference]

apoptotic process

biological regulation [inference]

regulation of biological process [inference]

regulation of immune system process [inference]

regulation of immune response

regulation of metabolic process [inference]

regulation of biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of gene expression [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

positive regulation of metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of gene expression [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

regulation of protein phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

positive regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

regulation of protein modification process [inference]

regulation of protein phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of macromolecule metabolic process [inference]

regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of gene expression [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

regulation of protein modification process [inference]

regulation of protein phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of RNA metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of primary metabolic process [inference]

regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

regulation of protein modification process [inference]

regulation of protein phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of signaling [inference]

regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of signaling [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of biological process [inference]

positive regulation of metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of protein modification process [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of signaling [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of cellular process [inference]

positive regulation of cell communication [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of response to stimulus [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

negative regulation of biological process [inference]

negative regulation of cellular process [inference]

negative regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

negative regulation of apoptotic process

regulation of response to stimulus [inference]

regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of response to stimulus [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

regulation of immune response

regulation of cellular process [inference]

signal transduction [inference]

cell surface receptor signaling pathway [inference]

cytokine-mediated signaling pathway [inference]

tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway

regulation of cell communication [inference]

regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of cell communication [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA metabolic process [inference]

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of gene expression [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of RNA biosynthetic process [inference]

regulation of DNA-templated transcription [inference]

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

regulation of protein phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

regulation of apoptotic process [inference]

negative regulation of apoptotic process

negative regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

negative regulation of apoptotic process

positive regulation of cellular process [inference]

positive regulation of cell communication [inference]

positive regulation of signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction [inference]

positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of phosphorylation [inference]

positive regulation of protein phosphorylation

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

negative regulation of cellular process [inference]

negative regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

negative regulation of apoptotic process

regulation of molecular function [inference]

positive regulation of molecular function [inference]

positive regulation of catalytic activity [inference]

positive regulation of transferase activity [inference]

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

regulation of catalytic activity [inference]

positive regulation of catalytic activity [inference]

positive regulation of transferase activity [inference]

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of transferase activity [inference]

regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

positive regulation of transferase activity [inference]

positive regulation of kinase activity [inference]

positive regulation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of protein kinase activity [inference]

activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activity

regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity [inference]

positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
cytoplasm	IDA	11278692 21302310
cytosol	IDA
plasma membrane	NAS	11278692
aggresome	IDA

GO Hierarchy

cellular component

cellular anatomical entity [inference]

intracellular anatomical structure [inference]

inclusion body [inference]

aggresome

membrane [inference]

plasma membrane

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
protein binding	IPI	27071417 32296183
CARD domain binding	IPI	11278692

GO Hierarchy

molecular function

binding [inference]

protein binding

protein domain specific binding [inference]

CARD domain binding

Gene Ontology information from NCBI Gene and UniProt.

OrthoDB (Group)

Group level

Eukaryota

Group Name

caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 14

Functional Category

L: Replication, recombination and repair
M: Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
T: Signal transduction mechanisms

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Gene Ontology
CARD domain binding
regulation of apoptotic process

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InterPro
CARD domain
Death-like domain superfamily
P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PDZ domain
PDZ superfamily

Disease

Disease Ontology

Displaying **all 2** entries
DO ID	Disease Name	Source
DOID:0080475	psoriasis 2	Alliance of Genome Resources
DOID:9212	pityriasis rubra pilaris	Alliance of Genome Resources

Ortholog

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Species	Gene ID	Alliance of Genome Resources	Orthologous MAtrix
Xenopus tropicalis	79092	Xenbase:XB-GENE-989887
Mus musculus	170720		MOUSE04492
Pan troglodytes	454942		PANTR15618
Canis lupus familiaris	483353		CANLF18373
Bos taurus	523360		BOVIN13832
Danio rerio	568689		DANRE38126
Rattus norvegicus	688292		RATNO01526
Macaca mulatta	712205		MACMU14450
Monodelphis domestica	100030808		MONDO13591
Equus caballus	100056542		HORSE03616

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