Serpin B7; megsin; TP55 (SERPINB7)

Function

• might function as an inhibitor of Lys-specific proteases
• might influence the maturation of megakaryocytes via its action as a serpin

Structure

belongs to the serpin family, Ov-serpin subfamily

Compartment

cytoplasm (putative)

Expression

predominantly expressed in mesangial cells

More general terms

• serine protease inhibitor; serpin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=8710
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8710
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603357
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O75635.html