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Gene information for KLK5 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID25818
Official gene symbolKLK5
Full namekallikrein-related peptidase 5
Aliases,KLK-L2,KLKL2,SCTE,
Gene summaryKallikreins 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. Its expression is up-regulated by estrogens and progestins. The encoded protein is secreted and may be involved in desquamation in the epidermis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 19   Locus: 19q13.3-q13.4
Gene position51456344 - 51446559  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size9786 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605643