TMPRSS6

Transmembrane protease, serine 6 (also known as matriptase-2) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TMPRSS6 gene.[5]

TMPRSS6
Identifiers
AliasesTMPRSS6, IRIDA, transmembrane protease, serine 6, matriptase-2, transmembrane serine protease 6
External IDsOMIM: 609862 MGI: 1919003 HomoloGene: 12408 GeneCards: TMPRSS6
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 22 (human)[1]
Band22q12.3Start37,065,436 bp[1]
End37,109,563 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

164656

71753

Ensembl

ENSG00000187045

ENSMUSG00000016942

UniProt

Q8IU80

Q9DBI0

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001289000
NM_001289001
NM_153609

NM_027902
NM_001355601

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001275929
NP_001275930
NP_705837
NP_001361433

NP_082178
NP_001342530

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 37.07 – 37.11 MbChr 15: 78.44 – 78.47 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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The protein encoded by this gene is a type II transmembrane serine proteinase that is found attached to the cell surface. The encoded protein may be involved in matrix remodeling processes in the liver.[5]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000187045 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000016942 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: TMPRSS6 transmembrane protease, serine 6".

Further reading

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