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Gene information for KLK6 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5653
Official gene symbolKLK6
Full namekallikrein-related peptidase 6
Aliases,Bssp,Klk7,MGC9355,PRSS18,PRSS9,SP59,hK6,
Gene summaryKallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions. Growing evidence suggests that many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers. This gene is one of the fifteen kallikrein subfamily members located in a cluster on chromosome 19. The encoded enzyme is regulated by steroid hormones. In tissue culture, the enzyme has been found to generate amyloidogenic fragments from the amyloid precursor protein, suggesting a potential for involvement in Alzheimer's disease. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 19   Locus: 19q13.3
Gene position51472929 - 51461887  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size11043 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602652