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Facts about Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase.
Plays a role in the antigen-processing pathway for MHC class I molecules. Involved in the N-terminal trimming of cytotoxic T-cell epitope precursors.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | NPEPPS |
Uniprot: | P55786 |
Entrez: | 9520 |
Belongs to: |
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peptidase M1 family |
AAP-S; aminopeptidase puromycin sensitive; Cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase; EC 3.4.11.2; EC 3.4.11.3; metalloproteinase MP100; MP100; MP100EC 3.4.11; NPEPPS; PSAEC 3.4.11.14; puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase
Mass (kDA):
103.276 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.32 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (47522933..47623276) |
Detected in liver, epithelium of renal tubules, epithelium of small and large intestine, gastric epithelial cells, and alveoli of the lung (at protein level).
Cytoplasm, cytosol. Nucleus.
PMID: 9048733 by Tobler A.R., et al. Cloning of the human puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase and evidence for expression in neurons.
PMID: 11435692 by Bauer W.O., et al. Human puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase: cloning of 3' UTR, evidence for a polymorphism at a.a. 140 and refined chromosomal localization to 17q21.