PCSK6

PCSK6
Identifiers
Aliases PCSK6, PACE4, SPC4, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6
External IDs MGI: 102897 HomoloGene: 20569 GeneCards: PCSK6
Genetically Related Diseases
dyslexia[1]
RNA expression pattern




More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

5046

18553

Ensembl

ENSG00000140479

ENSMUSG00000030513

UniProt

P29122

n/a

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001291184
NM_011048

RefSeq (protein)

n/a

Location (UCSC) Chr 15: 101.3 – 101.53 Mb Chr 7: 65.86 – 66.05 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
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Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PCSK6 gene.[4][5] PCSK6 is a protease that cleaves NODAL into an active form to help trigger the development of left/right (LR) asymmetry.[6] It may also be involved in left and right handedness in humans.[7][8][9]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family. The members of this family are proprotein convertases that process latent precursor proteins into their biologically active products. This encoded protein is a calcium-dependent serine endoprotease that can cleave precursor protein at their paired basic amino acid processing sites. Some of its substrates are - transforming growth factor beta related proteins, proalbumin, and von Willebrand factor. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[5]

PCSK6 also cleaves and activates corin, a serine protease that regulates sodium homeostasis and blood pressure.[10]

Clinical significance

This gene is thought to play a role in tumor progression.[5]

PCSK6 deficiency causes salt-sensitive hypertension in mice.[10]

References

  1. "Diseases that are genetically associated with PCSK6 view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. Kiefer MC, Tucker JE, Joh R, Landsberg KE, Saltman D, Barr PJ (Jan 1992). "Identification of a second human subtilisin-like protease gene in the fes/fps region of chromosome 15". DNA Cell Biol. 10 (10): 757–69. doi:10.1089/dna.1991.10.757. PMID 1741956.
  5. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: PCSK6 proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6".
  6. Constam DB, Robertson EJ (May 1, 2000). "SPC4/PACE4 regulates a TGFbeta signaling network during axis formation.". Genes & Development. 14 (9): 1146–55. doi:10.1101/gad.14.9.1146. PMC 316583Freely accessible. PMID 10809672.
  7. Scerri TS, Brandler WM, Paracchini S, Morris AP, Ring SM, Richardson AJ, Talcott JB, Stein J, Monaco AP (Feb 1, 2011). "PCSK6 is associated with handedness in individuals with dyslexia.". Human Molecular Genetics. 20 (3): 608–14. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddq475. PMC 3016905Freely accessible. PMID 21051773.
  8. Brandler WM, Morris AP, Evans DM, Scerri TS, Kemp JP, Timpson NJ, St Pourcain B, Smith GD, Ring SM, Stein J, Monaco AP, Talcott JB, Fisher SE, Webber C, Paracchini S (September 2013). "Common variants in left/right asymmetry genes and pathways are associated with relative hand skill.". PLOS Genetics. 9 (9): e1003751. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003751. PMC 3772043Freely accessible. PMID 24068947.
  9. Shore R, Covill L, Pettigrew KA, Brandler WM, Diaz R, Xu Y, Tello JA, Talcott JB, Newbury DF, Stein J, Monaco AP, Paracchini S (March 16, 2016). "The handedness-associated PCSK6 locus spans an intronic promoter regulating novel transcripts.". Human Molecular Genetics. 25 (6). doi:10.1093/hmg/ddw047.
  10. 1 2 Chen S, Cao P, Dong N, Peng J, Zhang C, Wang H, Zhou T, Yang J, Zhang Y, Martelli EE, Naga Prasad SV, Miller RE, Malfait AM, Zhou Y, Wu Q (Sep 2015). "PCSK6-mediated corin activation is essential for normal blood pressure". Nature Medicine. 21 (9): 1048–53. doi:10.1038/nm.3920. PMID 26259032.

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