Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5126
Gene name Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 2
Gene symbol PCSK2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
NEC 2NEC-2NEC2PC2SPC2
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20p12.1
Summary This gene encodes a member of the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family, which includes proteases that process protein and peptide precursors trafficking through regulated or constitutive branches of the secretory pathway. The protein undergoes an
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
340
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT483164 hsa-miR-4694-3p HITS-CLIP 21572407
MIRT483163 hsa-miR-224-3p HITS-CLIP 21572407
MIRT483162 hsa-miR-522-3p HITS-CLIP 21572407
MIRT483161 hsa-miR-211-3p HITS-CLIP 21572407
MIRT483160 hsa-miR-4270 HITS-CLIP 21572407
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR1 Activation 9359835
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
34
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004175 Function Endopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IDA 7626024
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 7913882, 32814053
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
162151 8744 ENSG00000125851
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P16519
Protein name Neuroendocrine convertase 2 (NEC 2) (EC 3.4.21.94) (KEX2-like endoprotease 2) (Prohormone convertase 2) (Proprotein convertase 2) (PC2)
Protein function Serine endopeptidase which is involved in the processing of hormone and other protein precursors at sites comprised of pairs of basic amino acid residues. Responsible for the release of glucagon from proglucagon in pancreatic A cells. {ECO:00002
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16470 S8_pro-domain 33 109 Peptidase S8 pro-domain Domain
PF00082 Peptidase_S8 158 445 Subtilase family Domain
PF01483 P_proprotein 504 591 Proprotein convertase P-domain Family
Sequence
Sequence length 638
Interactions View interactions