TMPRSS2 (Entrez ID: 7113)

Entrez Gene ID 7113
Official Gene Symbol TMPRSS2 (GeneCards)
Full name transmembrane serine protease 2
Location 21q22.3
Other ids Vega : OTTHUMG00000086762
MIM : 602060
HGNC : HGNC:11876
Ensembl : ENSG00000184012
Other names PP9284, PRSS10
Summary This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the serine protease family. The encoded protein contains a type II transmembrane domain, a receptor class A domain, a scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain and a protease domain. Serine proteases are known to be involved in many physiological and pathological processes. This gene was demonstrated to be up-regulated by androgenic hormones in prostate cancer cells and down-regulated in androgen-independent prostate cancer tissue. The protease domain of this protein is thought to be cleaved and secreted into cell media after autocleavage. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2008]

Variants

Found 6 variants in this database.