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Facts about Pigment epithelium-derived factor.
As it does not undergo the S (stressed) to R (relaxed) conformational transition characteristic of active serpins, it exhibits no serine protease inhibitory activity. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | SERPINF1 |
Uniprot: | P36955 |
Entrez: | 5176 |
Belongs to: |
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serpin family |
Cell proliferation-inducing gene 35 protein; EPC-1; EPC-1PIG35; PEDF; PEDFpigment epithelium-derived factor; pigment epithelium derived factor), member 1; proliferation-inducing protein 35; serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade F (alpha-2 antiplasmin; Serpin F1; serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade F (alpha-2 antiplasmin, pigment epitheliumderived factor), member 1
Mass (kDA):
46.312 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17p13.3 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (1761925..1777574) |
Retinal pigment epithelial cells and blood plasma.
Secreted. Melanosome. Enriched in stage I melanosomes.
PMID: 8434014 by Steele F.R., et al. Pigment epithelium-derived factor: neurotrophic activity and identification as a member of the serine protease inhibitor gene family.
PMID: 9238088 by Tombran-Tink J., et al. Organization, evolutionary conservation, expression and unusual Alu density of the human gene for pigment epithelium-derived factor, a unique neurotrophic serpin.
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