Protein Name transmembrane serine protease 6
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 164656
Gene Symbol

TMPRSS6

UniProt Q8IU80 (TMPS6_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 46
Total Number of Articles : 133
Description

transmembrane serine protease 6

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a type II transmembrane serine proteinase that is found attached to the cell surface. The encoded protein may be involved in matrix remodeling processes in the liver. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]

synonyms
  • transmembrane protease serine 6
  • matriptase-2
  • membrane-bound mosaic serine proteinase matriptase-2
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