| Entrez gene ID | | 5653 |
| Official gene symbol | | KLK6 |
| Full name | | kallikrein-related peptidase 6 |
| Aliases | | ,Bssp,Klk7,MGC9355,PRSS18,PRSS9,SP59,hK6, |
| Gene summary | | Kallikreins 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] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 19 Locus: 19q13.3 |
| Gene position | | 51472929 - 51461887 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 11043 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 602652 |
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