Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
25818
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Kallikrein related peptidase 5
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
KLK5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
KLK-L2, KLKL2, SCTE
Chromosome Chromosome number
19
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
19q13.41
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions. Growing evidence suggests that many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers. This gene is one
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002803 Process Positive regulation of antibacterial peptide production IMP 17012259
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity EXP 16885167
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IDA 16885167
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605643 6366 ENSG00000167754
Protein
UniProt ID Q9Y337
Protein name Kallikrein-5 (EC 3.4.21.-) (Kallikrein-like protein 2) (KLK-L2) (Stratum corneum tryptic enzyme)
Protein function May be involved in desquamation.
PDB 2PSX , 2PSY , 6QFE , 7U5B
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00089 Trypsin 67 285 Trypsin Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in skin, breast, brain and testis. Expressed at the stratum granulosum of palmar skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19190773}.
Sequence
Sequence length 293
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Formation of the cornified envelope
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