| Entrez gene ID | | 10279 |
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| Official gene symbol | | PRSS16 |
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| Full name | | protease, serine, 16 (thymus) |
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| Aliases | | ,FLJ36271,FLJ40714,FLJ44172,TSSP, |
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| Gene summary | | 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. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 6 Locus: 6p21 |
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| Gene position | | 27215502 - 27224399 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 8898 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 607169 |
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