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SPPL2B signal peptide peptidase like 2B

Gene ID: 56928, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IMP4; PSH4; PSL1; IMP-4

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the GXGD family of aspartic proteases. The GXGD proteases are transmembrane proteins with two conserved catalytic motifs localized within the membrane-spanning regions. This enzyme localizes to endosomes, lysosomes, and the plasma membrane. It cleaves the transmembrane domain of tumor necrosis factor alpha to release the intracellular domain, which triggers cytokine expression in the innate and adaptive immunity pathways. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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DescriptionTests
Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
19p13.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (2328684..2355095)
Total number of exons:
15

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