PCSK5

PCSK5
Identifiers
AliasesPCSK5, PC5, PC6, PC6A, SPC6, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 5
External IDsOMIM: 600488; MGI: 97515; GeneCards: PCSK5
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001190482
NM_006200
NM_001372043

NM_001163144
NM_001190483

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001177411
NP_006191
NP_001358972

NP_001156616
NP_001177412

Location (UCSC)Chr 9: 75.89 – 76.36 MbChr 19: 17.41 – 17.81 Mb
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Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PCSK5 gene, found in chromosome 9q21.3 Two alternatively spliced transcripts are described for this gene but only one has its full length nature known.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family. The members of this family are proprotein convertases that process latent precursor proteins into their biologically active products. This encoded protein mediates posttranslational endoproteolytic processing for several integrin alpha subunits. It is thought to process prorenin, pro-membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase and HIV-1 glycoprotein gp160.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with Currarino syndrome-like malformations.

PCSK5 expression has been linked to higher survival rates for lung cancer patients.