ATOSA
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Also known as FLJ10980
Summary
ATOSA (atos homolog A, HGNC:25609) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 15q21.2-q21.3, encoding Atos homolog protein A (Q32MH5). Transcription regulator that syncronizes transcriptional and translational programs to promote macrophage invasion of tissues.
Predicted to be located in nucleus.
Source: NCBI Gene 56204 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 2
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 161 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001385016
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:25609 |
| Approved symbol | ATOSA |
| Name | atos homolog A |
| Location | 15q21.2-q21.3 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | FLJ10980 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000047346 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 620168 |
| Entrez | 56204 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 21 — 16 protein_coding, 3 retained_intron, 2 nonsense_mediated_decay
ENST00000261844, ENST00000399202, ENST00000534964, ENST00000546305, ENST00000561490, ENST00000561543, ENST00000562135, ENST00000562351, ENST00000566768, ENST00000566948, ENST00000568637, ENST00000568668, ENST00000568863, ENST00000568871, ENST00000570204, ENST00000619572, ENST00000899912, ENST00000922188, ENST00000922189, ENST00000946907, ENST00000946908
RefSeq mRNA: 13 — MANE Select: NM_001385016
NM_001286495, NM_001385013, NM_001385014, NM_001385015, NM_001385016, NM_001385017, NM_001385018, NM_001385019, NM_001385020, NM_001385021, NM_001385022, NM_001385023, NM_019600
CCDS: CCDS45263, CCDS66773
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000619572 — 13 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00000689425 | 52608568 | 52610383 |
| ENSE00000689447 | 52613673 | 52613857 |
| ENSE00000884779 | 52611130 | 52611255 |
| ENSE00003478816 | 52611575 | 52611777 |
| ENSE00003616420 | 52581321 | 52582307 |
| ENSE00003632574 | 52587151 | 52587219 |
| ENSE00003642010 | 52593578 | 52593736 |
| ENSE00003663842 | 52605133 | 52605246 |
| ENSE00003673201 | 52678006 | 52678122 |
| ENSE00003678050 | 52601086 | 52601165 |
| ENSE00003680360 | 52600127 | 52600235 |
| ENSE00003681673 | 52584745 | 52584944 |
| ENSE00003920690 | 52678828 | 52679388 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 263 present calls, max score 97.62.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 10.5111 / max 188.9568, expressed in 1683 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (8 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 150037 | 6.6803 | 1560 |
| 150036 | 1.9539 | 835 |
| 150034 | 0.5770 | 215 |
| 150041 | 0.3632 | 95 |
| 150035 | 0.3240 | 126 |
| 150039 | 0.2866 | 122 |
| 150029 | 0.2108 | 85 |
| 150038 | 0.1152 | 53 |
Top tissues by expression
263 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| upper arm skin | UBERON:0004263 | 97.62 | gold quality |
| nasal cavity epithelium | UBERON:0005384 | 96.86 | gold quality |
| body of pancreas | UBERON:0001150 | 96.49 | gold quality |
| tibialis anterior | UBERON:0001385 | 96.40 | gold quality |
| cardiac muscle of right atrium | UBERON:0003379 | 96.30 | gold quality |
| deltoid | UBERON:0001476 | 96.22 | gold quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 96.17 | gold quality |
| oral cavity | UBERON:0000167 | 95.97 | gold quality |
| right uterine tube | UBERON:0001302 | 95.97 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0035834 | 95.90 | gold quality |
| gastrocnemius | UBERON:0001388 | 95.89 | gold quality |
| esophagus squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006920 | 95.68 | gold quality |
| secondary oocyte | CL:0000655 | 95.52 | gold quality |
| right lung | UBERON:0002167 | 95.45 | gold quality |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | UBERON:0001951 | 95.40 | gold quality |
| tonsil | UBERON:0002372 | 95.40 | gold quality |
| subcutaneous adipose tissue | UBERON:0002190 | 95.34 | gold quality |
| muscle of leg | UBERON:0001383 | 95.31 | gold quality |
| bone marrow cell | CL:0002092 | 95.22 | gold quality |
| cerebellar hemisphere | UBERON:0002245 | 95.06 | gold quality |
| minor salivary gland | UBERON:0001830 | 95.04 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle organ | UBERON:0014892 | 95.03 | gold quality |
| cerebellar cortex | UBERON:0002129 | 95.01 | gold quality |
| left lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001120 | 94.83 | gold quality |
| cerebellum | UBERON:0002037 | 94.71 | gold quality |
| pituitary gland | UBERON:0000007 | 94.67 | gold quality |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 94.60 | gold quality |
| vastus lateralis | UBERON:0001379 | 94.55 | gold quality |
| adipose tissue | UBERON:0001013 | 94.53 | gold quality |
| upper leg skin | UBERON:0004262 | 94.53 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-MTAB-6075 | no | 421.01 |
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.00 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
93 targeting ATOSA, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-30A-5P | 100.00 | 76.31 | 3233 |
| HSA-MIR-30B-5P | 100.00 | 76.29 | 3248 |
| HSA-MIR-30C-5P | 100.00 | 76.29 | 3248 |
| HSA-MIR-30D-5P | 100.00 | 76.32 | 3233 |
| HSA-MIR-30E-5P | 100.00 | 76.32 | 3242 |
| HSA-MIR-5692A | 100.00 | 74.40 | 6850 |
| HSA-MIR-1277-5P | 100.00 | 73.95 | 5056 |
| HSA-MIR-3613-3P | 100.00 | 76.36 | 7965 |
| HSA-MIR-511-3P | 99.99 | 68.85 | 1467 |
| HSA-MIR-12136 | 99.98 | 72.81 | 5713 |
| HSA-MIR-92A-3P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1960 |
| HSA-MIR-302C-5P | 99.97 | 72.56 | 3642 |
| HSA-MIR-7152-3P | 99.97 | 67.47 | 849 |
| HSA-MIR-3148 | 99.97 | 75.06 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-1250-3P | 99.96 | 70.04 | 4038 |
| HSA-MIR-4666A-3P | 99.96 | 71.71 | 3434 |
| HSA-MIR-570-3P | 99.96 | 72.41 | 4910 |
| HSA-MIR-651-3P | 99.94 | 73.48 | 5177 |
| HSA-MIR-101-3P | 99.94 | 75.03 | 2230 |
| HSA-MIR-548J-3P | 99.94 | 72.61 | 4881 |
| HSA-MIR-539-5P | 99.93 | 70.30 | 2855 |
| HSA-MIR-548AE-3P | 99.93 | 72.66 | 4867 |
| HSA-MIR-548AH-3P | 99.93 | 72.54 | 4872 |
| HSA-MIR-548AM-3P | 99.93 | 72.54 | 4872 |
| HSA-MIR-548AQ-3P | 99.93 | 72.66 | 4867 |
| HSA-MIR-218-5P | 99.93 | 72.22 | 2103 |
| HSA-MIR-338-5P | 99.92 | 72.34 | 2951 |
| HSA-MIR-1305 | 99.91 | 71.43 | 3443 |
Cross-species orthologs
3 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | atosa | ENSDARG00000040452 |
| mus_musculus | Atosa | ENSMUSG00000034858 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Atosa | ENSRNOG00000058522 |
Paralogs (1): ATOSB (ENSG00000005238)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Atos homolog protein A — Q32MH5 (reviewed: Q32MH5)
All UniProt accessions (10): A0A087WV94, Q32MH5, H0Y3Q9, H3BNT9, H3BQ29, H3BSJ2, H3BTD0, H3BU00, H3BUJ2, H3BVB3
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Transcription regulator that syncronizes transcriptional and translational programs to promote macrophage invasion of tissues.
Subcellular location. Nucleus.
Domain organisation. The protein contains 2 transactivation domains (TAD). Each of these domains may be required for transcriptional activation of a subset of target genes.
Similarity. Belongs to the ATOS family.
Isoforms (3)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| Q32MH5-1 | 1 | yes |
| Q32MH5-2 | 2 | |
| Q32MH5-3 | 3 |
RefSeq proteins (13): NP_001273424, NP_001371942, NP_001371943, NP_001371944, NP_001371945, NP_001371946, NP_001371947, NP_001371948, NP_001371949, NP_001371950, NP_001371951, NP_001371952, NP_062546 (=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR025261 | Atos-like_cons_dom | Domain |
| IPR033473 | Atos-like_C | Domain |
| IPR051506 | ATOS_Transcription_Regulators | Family |
Pfam: PF13889, PF13915
UniProt features (19 total): sequence conflict 7, region of interest 5, splice variant 3, sequence variant 2, chain 1, compositionally biased region 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q32MH5-F1 | 55.15 | 0.20 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 180 (showing top):
AAACCAC_MIR140, ZHOU_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE_LIVE_DN, TGTTTAC_MIR30A5P_MIR30C_MIR30D_MIR30B_MIR30E5P, BASAKI_YBX1_TARGETS_DN, VECCHI_GASTRIC_CANCER_EARLY_DN, ACEVEDO_LIVER_CANCER_UP, CHARAFE_BREAST_CANCER_LUMINAL_VS_MESENCHYMAL_UP, MARSON_BOUND_BY_FOXP3_STIMULATED, MARSON_BOUND_BY_FOXP3_UNSTIMULATED, KRIGE_RESPONSE_TO_TOSEDOSTAT_24HR_UP, ATGTAGC_MIR221_MIR222, HAMAI_APOPTOSIS_VIA_TRAIL_UP, DODD_NASOPHARYNGEAL_CARCINOMA_DN, MIKKELSEN_ES_ICP_WITH_H3K4ME3, MIKKELSEN_NPC_ICP_WITH_H3K4ME3
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (1): protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (1): nucleus (GO:0005634)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| binding | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
480 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOSA | LMBRD2 | Q68DH5 | 556 |
| ATOSA | RSL24D1 | Q9UHA3 | 540 |
| ATOSA | MBLAC1 | A4D2B0 | 489 |
| ATOSA | ZFAND2B | Q8WV99 | 482 |
| ATOSA | ONECUT1 | Q9UBC0 | 476 |
| ATOSA | WDR72 | Q3MJ13 | 460 |
| ATOSA | ZC3H6 | P61129 | 432 |
| ATOSA | PIGO | Q8TEQ8 | 427 |
| ATOSA | BTBD2 | Q9BX70 | 420 |
| ATOSA | KBTBD4 | Q9NVX7 | 415 |
| ATOSA | HMG20B | Q9P0W2 | 402 |
| ATOSA | ZDHHC19 | Q8WVZ1 | 399 |
| ATOSA | ISG20L2 | Q9H9L3 | 394 |
| ATOSA | MEX3D | Q86XN8 | 389 |
| ATOSA | AP4E1 | Q9UPM8 | 388 |
IntAct
23 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOSA | TRIM27 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ATOSA | MAGEA6 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ATOSA | GOLGA2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ATOSA | KRT40 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| MID2 | ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ATOSA | SSX2IP | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| MAGEA6 | ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| KRT40 | ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| SSX2IP | ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| GOLGA2 | ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 | |
| CASS4 | ATOSA | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| ATOSA | fla AII.2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| ATOSA | APC | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
BioGRID (12): FAM214A (Two-hybrid), FAM214A (Two-hybrid), FAM214A (Two-hybrid), FAM214A (Two-hybrid), SSX2IP (Two-hybrid), KRT40 (Two-hybrid), FAM214A (Affinity Capture-RNA), FAM214A (Affinity Capture-RNA), FAM214A (Affinity Capture-MS), FAM214A (Affinity Capture-MS), FAM214A (Two-hybrid), FAM214A (Two-hybrid)
ESM2 similar proteins: A2VCV0, A6H8Z2, A8T6P4, C3VD30, F6QRE9, P23497, P23804, P56950, Q00987, Q0P6D6, Q13342, Q1XFL1, Q32MH5, Q4JF29, Q5BLK4, Q5PQX1, Q5VYS8, Q5ZI58, Q60524, Q62187, Q66HD8, Q68FE6, Q69ZK7, Q6DRC5, Q6IE24, Q6NYJ3, Q6P752, Q6PCX9, Q70EL1, Q76N89, Q7L190, Q7T3T8, Q7T3T9, Q7YRZ8, Q7ZUW7, Q80UF7, Q8BL06, Q8BYU6, Q8C627, Q8C9M2
Diamond homologs: Q1LV22, Q32MH5, Q4R676, Q5BIM2, Q5FW46, Q5PQM8, Q5RBA3, Q5ZI58, Q69ZK7, Q7JXG9, Q7L5A3, Q8BR27
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
161 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 138 |
| Likely benign | 7 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
2691 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 15:52582308:CTAA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584741:TTA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584742:TAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584743:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584744:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584744:CCT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584940:AAGGT:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584941:AGGT:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584942:GGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584943:GT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52584945:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52587219:CCT:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52593734:TTC:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52593735:TCCT:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:52593736:CCT:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:52593738:T:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:52600236:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52600239:T:TC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52605131:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52605132:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52605132:CA:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52605132:CAG:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52605132:CAGG:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52605132:CAGGG:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52611185:A:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52611573:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52611574:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52611574:CT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52611574:CTGT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:52611779:T:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
7123 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 15:52582251:A:G | F1045S | 0.999 |
| 15:52582257:A:G | L1043P | 0.999 |
| 15:52582305:A:G | F1027S | 0.999 |
| 15:52584748:A:G | L1025P | 0.999 |
| 15:52584757:A:G | L1022P | 0.999 |
| 15:52587158:A:T | I957K | 0.999 |
| 15:52587164:C:T | G955E | 0.999 |
| 15:52593681:G:T | A902D | 0.999 |
| 15:52593686:A:C | F900L | 0.999 |
| 15:52593686:A:T | F900L | 0.999 |
| 15:52593687:A:G | F900S | 0.999 |
| 15:52593688:A:G | F900L | 0.999 |
| 15:52582275:A:G | L1037P | 0.998 |
| 15:52584853:C:G | R990P | 0.998 |
| 15:52584856:A:G | L989P | 0.998 |
| 15:52584906:A:C | F972L | 0.998 |
| 15:52584906:A:T | F972L | 0.998 |
| 15:52584907:A:G | F972S | 0.998 |
| 15:52584908:A:G | F972L | 0.998 |
| 15:52584933:A:C | N963K | 0.998 |
| 15:52584933:A:T | N963K | 0.998 |
| 15:52584940:A:G | L961S | 0.998 |
| 15:52587158:A:C | I957R | 0.998 |
| 15:52587165:C:G | G955R | 0.998 |
| 15:52587165:C:T | G955R | 0.998 |
| 15:52587176:A:T | V951E | 0.998 |
| 15:52587219:C:G | G937R | 0.998 |
| 15:52593630:A:T | V919D | 0.998 |
| 15:52611600:A:G | W127R | 0.998 |
| 15:52611600:A:T | W127R | 0.998 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000092484 (15:52618292 G>A), RS1000099162 (15:52634170 T>C), RS1000139272 (15:52616769 C>A,T), RS1000143630 (15:52630151 G>A), RS1000231756 (15:52678548 T>C), RS1000255317 (15:52612111 A>G), RS1000256143 (15:52652790 G>A), RS1000266800 (15:52699210 G>C), RS1000305000 (15:52710808 T>C), RS1000306256 (15:52611980 T>C), RS1000316427 (15:52698985 T>G), RS1000364939 (15:52646762 A>T), RS1000367931 (15:52580980 C>A), RS1000423371 (15:52680267 T>A,G), RS1000424100 (15:52580981 A>C)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:620168 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
2 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST002594_33 | Neurofibrillary tangles | 5.000000e-06 |
| GCST010242_85 | HDL cholesterol levels | 3.000000e-08 |
EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0006797 | neurofibrillary tangles measurement |
| EFO:0004612 | high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
54 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclosporine | increases expression | 3 |
| 2-(1H-indazol-4-yl)-6-(4-methanesulfonylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4-morpholin-4-ylthieno(3,2-d)pyrimidine | increases expression, increases response to substance | 2 |
| Air Pollutants | increases abundance, decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | increases expression | 2 |
| GSK-J4 | increases expression | 1 |
| afuresertib | increases expression | 1 |
| chloroacetaldehyde | decreases expression | 1 |
| alpha-pinene | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance | 1 |
| trichostatin A | affects expression | 1 |
| methylparaben | increases expression | 1 |
| tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate | increases expression | 1 |
| sodium arsenite | affects expression | 1 |
| butyraldehyde | decreases expression | 1 |
| potassium chromate(VI) | decreases expression | 1 |
| 2,3-bis(3’-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactone | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| methacrylaldehyde | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance | 1 |
| perfluorooctane sulfonic acid | decreases expression | 1 |
| abrine | increases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol S | decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| jinfukang | decreases expression | 1 |
| (+)-JQ1 compound | increases expression | 1 |
| 1-(4-((2-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-7-methyl-4-morpholinothieno(3,2-d)pyrimidin-6-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-hydroxypropan-1-one | increases expression | 1 |
| Rosiglitazone | decreases expression | 1 |
| Resveratrol | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Zoledronic Acid | increases expression | 1 |
| Cidofovir | decreases expression | 1 |
| Acrolein | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance | 1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | increases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Cisplatin | decreases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
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