| Post Translational Modifications | Inactivated by autolytic cleavage after Arg-80. |
| Function | Serine protease which exhibits a preference for Arg over Lys in the substrate P1 position and for Ser or Pro in the P2 position. Shows activity against amyloid precursor protein, myelin basic protein, gelatin, casein and extracellular matrix proteins such as fibronectin, laminin, vitronectin and collagen. Degrades alpha-synuclein and prevents its polymerization, indicating that it may be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease and other synucleinopathies. May be involved in regulation of axon outgrowth following spinal cord injury. Tumor cells treated with a neutralizing KLK6 antibody migrate less than control cells, suggesting a role in invasion and metastasis. |
| Protein Name | Kallikrein-6NeurosinProtease MSp59Serine Protease 18Serine Protease 9Zyme |
| Cellular Localisation | SecretedNucleusNucleolusCytoplasmMitochondrionMicrosomeIn BrainDetected In The Nucleus Of Glial Cells And In The Nucleus And Cytoplasm Of NeuronsDetected In The Mitochondrial And Microsomal Fractions Of Hek-293 Cells And Released Into The Cytoplasm Following Cell Stress |
| Alternative Protein Names | Kallikrein-6 proteinNeurosin proteinProtease M proteinSp59 proteinSerine Protease 18 proteinSerine Protease 9 proteinZyme proteinKLK6 proteinPRSS18 proteinPRSS9 protein |
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