PRSS16

PRSS16
Identifiers
Aliases	PRSS16, TSSP, protease, serine 16, serine protease 16
External IDs	OMIM: 607169; MGI: 1859181; GeneCards: PRSS16
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)
End	27,256,624 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 13 (mouse)
End	22,193,912 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	thymus; ; body of pancreas; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; rectum; ; right lobe of thyroid gland; ; left lobe of thyroid gland; ; right uterine tube; ; palpebral conjunctiva; ; duodenum; ; minor salivary glands;
	Top expressed in
	thymus; ; stroma of bone marrow; ; granulocyte; ; yolk sac; ; morula; ; embryo; ; embryo; ; blastocyst; ; endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel; ; tibiofemoral joint;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptidase activity; serine-type peptidase activity; hydrolase activity; dipeptidyl-peptidase activity;
Cellular component	endosome; lysosome; cytoplasmic vesicle;
Biological process	protein catabolic process; proteolysis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	10279
	54373
	ENSG00000112812
	ENSMUSG00000006179
	Q9NQE7
	Q9QXE5
	NM_005865
	NM_019429
	NP_005856
	NP_062302
	Wikidata
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Thymus-specific serine protease is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRSS16 gene.^[5]^[6]

AliasesPRSS16, TSSP, protease, serine 16, serine protease 16

External IDsOMIM: 607169; MGI: 1859181; GeneCards: PRSS16

Chr.Chromosome 6 (human)^[1]

End27,256,624 bp^[1]

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This gene encodes a serine protease expressed exclusively in the thymus. It is thought to play a role in the alternative antigen presenting pathway used by cortical thymic epithelial cells during the positive selection of T cells.

The gene is found in the large histone gene cluster on chromosome 6, near the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I region. A second transcript variant has been described, but its full length nature has not been determined.^[6]

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