Biology:KLK1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Kallikrein-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLK1 gene.[1][2][3] KLK1 is a member of the peptidase S1 family.

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 of the fifteen kallikrein subfamily members located in a cluster on chromosome 19. This protein is functionally conserved in its capacity to release the vasoactive peptide, Lys-bradykinin, from low molecular weight kininogen.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Human glandular Kallikrein genes: genetic and physical mapping of the KLK1 locus using a highly polymorphic microsatellite PCR marker". Genomics 11 (1): 77–82. Feb 1992. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(91)90103-L. PMID 1684954. 
  2. "A comprehensive nomenclature for serine proteases with homology to tissue kallikreins". Biol Chem 387 (6): 637–41. Jun 2006. doi:10.1515/BC.2006.082. PMID 16800724. https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/17786/1/bc.2006.082.pdf. 
  3. Diamandis, Eleftherios P.; Deperthes, David; Lundwall, Åke (Jun 2006). "Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Kallikreins, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 1-3 , 2005". Biol Chem 387 (6): 635–824. doi:10.1515/BC.2006.081. PMID 16800723. 
  4. "Entrez Gene: KLK1 kallikrein 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=3816. 

Further reading

External links

  • The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: S01.160