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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Disease related genes Human disease related genes Potential drug targets Transporters
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
6
Cytoband
q23.3
Chromosome location (bp)
138088505 - 138107419
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Component of intercellular desmosome junctions (By similarity). Plays a role in stratified epithelial integrity and cell-cell adhesion by promoting desmosome assembly (By similarity). Thereby plays a role in barrier function of the skin against infection (By similarity). Plays a role in mammary epithelial tissue homeostasis and remodeling during and after pregnancy, potentially via its involvement in desmosome cell-cell junctions (By similarity). Required for tooth enamel development via facilitating desmosome-mediated ameloblast adhesion to the stratum intermedium during the transitional stage of amelogenesis (By similarity). May also play a role in downstream transcriptional regulation of other genes involved in amelogenesis such as AMBN, ENAM, MMP20 and KLK4 (By similarity). Plays a role as an effector in the TP53-dependent apoptotic pathway (By similarity). Positively regulates apoptosis in T-helper 17 (Th17) cell populations via caspase-dependent signaling (By similarity). Promotes neutrophil transepithelial migration in response to chemoattractants such as hepoxilin A3 (HXA3), N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) and CXCL8/IL-8 1. Required for neutrophil transepithelial migration in response to S.typhimurium infection 2. May act as a positive regulator of endothelial cell apoptosis in response to blood flow-derived sheer stress (By similarity)....show less
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
Apoptosis, Cell adhesion
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
Involved in activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in cell-cell junction. Implicated in erythrokeratodermia variabilis and mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma with periorificial keratotic plaques. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
The Human Protein Atlas project is funded
