Hepsin

Hepsin
Identifiers
EC no.3.4.21.106
CAS no.112398-23-9
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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PMCarticles
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NCBIproteins

Hepsin (EC 3.4.21.106) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage after basic amino-acid residues, with Arg strongly preferred to Lys

This type-II membrane-associated serine peptidase plays a role in cell growth and development.