peptidase inhibitor 16 (cysteine-rich secretory protein 9, CRISP-9, PSP94-binding protein, PI16, CRISP9, PSPBP, UNQ289/PRO328)

Function

• serine protease inhibitor (putative)
• interacts with PSP94/MSMB

Structure

• N-glycosylated
• belongs to the CRISP family

Compartment

membrane

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• expressed in prostate, testis, ovary, intestine

Pathology

• concentrates in prostate cencer patient's sera
• may serve as a marker following prostatectomy for prostate cancer

More general terms

• enzyme inhibitor
• membrane protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6UXB8.html