Gene Symbol | Hpn |
Entrez Gene ID | 15451 |
Full Name | hepsin |
Synonyms | Hlb320 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a type II transmembrane serine protease that may function in diverse processes, including regulation of cell growth. Deficiency in this gene results in hearing loss. The protein is cleaved into a catalytic serine protease chain and a non-catalytic scavenger receptor cysteine-rich chain, which associate via a single disulfide bond. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]. |