Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 27344
Gene name Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 inhibitor
Gene symbol PCSK1N
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BigLENPENPROSAASSAASSCG8SgVIII
Chromosome X
Chromosome location Xp11.23
Summary The protein encoded by this gene functions as an inhibitor of prohormone convertase 1, which regulates the proteolytic cleavage of neuroendocrine peptide precursors. The proprotein is further processed into multiple short peptides. A polymorphism within t
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT049890 hsa-miR-31-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1218445 hsa-miR-3064-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1218446 hsa-miR-3151 CLIP-seq
MIRT1218447 hsa-miR-3652 CLIP-seq
MIRT1218448 hsa-miR-382 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002021 Process Response to dietary excess IEA
GO:0004866 Function Endopeptidase inhibitor activity IBA
GO:0004866 Function Endopeptidase inhibitor activity IEA
GO:0004866 Function Endopeptidase inhibitor activity TAS 10632593
GO:0004867 Function Serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
300399 17301 ENSG00000102109
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9UHG2
Protein name ProSAAS (Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 inhibitor) (Proprotein convertase 1 inhibitor) (pro-SAAS) [Cleaved into: KEP; Big SAAS (b-SAAS); Little SAAS (l-SAAS) (N-proSAAS); Big PEN-LEN (b-PEN-LEN) (SAAS CT(1-49)); PEN; Little LEN (l-LEN); Big
Protein function May function in the control of the neuroendocrine secretory pathway. Proposed be a specific endogenous inhibitor of PCSK1. ProSAAS and Big PEN-LEN, both containing the C-terminal inhibitory domain, but not the further processed peptides reduce P
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07259 ProSAAS 34 257 ProSAAS precursor Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10632593}.
Sequence
Sequence length 260
Interactions View interactions