Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase Type 5

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase type 5 (325 aa, ~37 kDa) is encoded by the human ACP5 gene. This protein plays a role in the mediation of phosphate group removal from sialoproteins.

**Synonyms:** - ACP5 - EC 3.1.3.2 - TR-AP - TRACP-5a - Tartrate-Resistant Acid ATPase - Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase Type 5a - Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase-5a - TrATPase - Type 5 Acid Phosphatase