Species Human Entrez 5657 | Human Mouse Ensembl n/a | |
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Aliases PRTN3, ACPA, AGP7, C-ANCA, CANCA, MBN, MBT, NP-4, NP4, P29, PR-3, PR3, proteinase 3 External IDs OMIM: 177020 MGI: 893580 HomoloGene: 120934 GeneCards: PRTN3 | ||
Proteinase 3 also known as PRTN3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRTN3 gene.
Function
PRTN3 is a serine protease enzyme expressed mainly in neutrophil granulocytes. Its exact role in the function of the neutrophil is unknown, but, in human neutrophils, proteinase 3 contributes to the proteolytic generation of antimicrobial peptides. It is also the epitope of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) of the c-ANCA (cytoplasmic subtype) class, a type of antibody frequently found in the disease granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly known as "Wegener's granulomatosis").
References
Proteinase 3 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA