PRSS8

serine protease 8

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the peptidase S1 or chymotrypsin family of serine proteases. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate light and heavy chains that associate via a disulfide bond to form the heterodimeric enzyme. This enzyme is highly expressed in prostate epithelia and is one of several proteolytic enzymes found in seminal fluid. This protease exhibits trypsin-like substrate specificity, cleaving protein substrates at the carboxyl terminus of lysine or arginine residues. The encoded protease partially mediates proteolytic activation of the epithelial sodium channel, a regulator of sodium balance, and may also play a role in epithelial barrier formation. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

Known Variants16 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs56217706316:31,142,834C/Tcoding sequence variant
rs77936263916:31,143,437G/Auncertain significance
rs120328705916:31,143,448A/Cuncertain significance
rs77101478016:31,143,490C/Tlikely benign
rs75564880616:31,143,500G/Auncertain significance
rs37560025116:31,143,833C/Tlikely benign
rs134856612816:31,144,015C/Tuncertain significance
rs74540543216:31,144,063C/Tuncertain significance
rs18426162916:31,144,174G/Tuncertain significance
rs77867437716:31,144,257G/Auncertain significance
rs76001867716:31,144,274G/Alikely benign
rs78031502816:31,144,692G/Tuncertain significance
rs254418441716:31,144,704A/Guncertain significance
rs1259751116:31,145,219C/Tdownstream gene variant
rs205759897916:31,146,492C/Tuncertain significance
rs14852956516:31,146,797C/Tbenign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.