KLK13

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KLK13kmpll
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_015596

NM_001039042

RefSeq (protein)

NP_056411
NP_001335106
NP_001335107

n/a

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 7: 43.36 – 43.38 Mb
PubMed search[2][3]
Wikidata
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Kallikrein-13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLK13 gene.[4][5][6]

Function

Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions.

As of 2022, the precise physiological functions of Kallikrein 13 remain unknown. It may play a role in the defense of the upper digestive apparatus, in extracellular matrix degradation, in tissue remodelling, and in the male reproductive organs.

This gene is one of the fifteen kallikrein subfamily members located in a cluster on chromosome 19. Expression of this gene is regulated by steroid hormones and may be useful as a marker for breast cancer. An additional transcript variant has been identified, but its full length sequence has not been determined.[6]

Kallikrein-13 serves as a priming protease during infection by the human coronavirus HKU1.[7]

Many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers.

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000054046 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. S2CID 436200
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KLK13 kallikrein-related peptidase 13".
  7. PMID 33234691
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