polyserase-3; polyserine protease 3; protease serine S1 family member 53 (PRSS53)
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Function
- in vitro can degrade the fibrinogen alpha chain & pro-urokinase-type plasminogen activator
- influences hair shape (hair curliness)
Structure
- belongs to the peptidase S1 family
- contains 2 peptidase S1 domains
Compartment
Expression
- predominantly detected in testis, liver, heart & ovary, as well as in several tumor cell lines
- highly expressed in the hair follicle, especially the inner root sheath[2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q2L4Q9.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adhikari K, Fontanil T, Cal S et al A genome-wide association scan in admixed Latin Americans identifies loci influencing facial and scalp hair features. Nat Commun. 2016 Mar 1;7:10815. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26926045