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Facts about Serpin B6.
May play an essential role in the inner ear in the defense against leakage of lysosomal content through stress and loss of this protection leads to cell death and sensorineural hearing loss. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | SERPINB6 |
Uniprot: | P35237 |
Entrez: | 5269 |
Belongs to: |
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serpin family |
CAP; CAPMGC111370; Cytoplasmic antiproteinase; deafness, autosomal recessive 91; DFNB91; Peptidase inhibitor 6; PI6; PI-6; PI6MSTP057; Placental thrombin inhibitor; protease inhibitor 6 (placental thrombin inhibitor); PTI; PTIDKFZp686I04222; serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade B (ovalbumin), member 6; Serpin B6; serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade B (ovalbumin), member 6; SPI3
Mass (kDA):
42.622 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 6p25.2 |
Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (2948159..2971793, complement) |
Expressed in keratinocytes (at protein level). Highest levels in skeletal muscle. Also found in placenta, cardiac muscle, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas. Expressed in the inner ear hair cells. Expressed abundantly by normal mast cells in different tissues and by mast cells in mastocytoma lesions.
Cytoplasm.
PMID: 8415716 by Coughlin P., et al. Cloning and molecular characterization of a human intracellular serine proteinase inhibitor.
PMID: 8136380 by Morgenstern K.A., et al. Complementary DNA cloning and kinetic characterization of a novel intracellular serine proteinase inhibitor: mechanism of action with trypsin and factor Xa as model proteinases.