serine protease 56 (PRSS56)

Function

• may play a role in eye development

Structure

• belongs to the peptidase S1 family
• contains 1 peptidase S1 domain

Expression

• expressed neural retina, cornea, sclera & optic nerve

Pathology

• defects in PRSS56 are the cause of microphthalmia isolated type 6

Notes

• product of a dubious gene prediction

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• serine protease

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=646960
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/613517
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/613858
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P0CW18.html