GZMK

Granzyme K (granzyme 3; tryptase II)

PDB rendering based on 1mza.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols GZMK ; TRYP2
External IDs OMIM: 600784 MGI: 1298232 HomoloGene: 20485 ChEMBL: 4930 GeneCards: GZMK Gene
EC number 3.4.21.-
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 3003 14945
Ensembl ENSG00000113088 ENSMUSG00000042385
UniProt P49863 O35205
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002104 NM_008196
RefSeq (protein) NP_002095 NP_032222
Location (UCSC) Chr 5:
55.02 – 55.03 Mb
Chr 13:
113.17 – 113.23 Mb
PubMed search

Granzyme K is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GZMK gene.[1][2]

This gene product is a member of a group of related serine proteases from the cytoplasmic granules of cytotoxic lymphocytes. Cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells share the remarkable ability to recognize, bind, and lyse specific target cells. They are thought to protect their host by lysing cells bearing on their surface 'nonself' antigens, usually peptides or proteins resulting from infection by intracellular pathogens. The protein described here lacks consensus sequences for N-glycosylation present in other granzymes.[2]

References

  1. Przetak MM, Yoast S, Schmidt BF (Jun 1995). "Cloning of cDNA for human granzyme 3". FEBS Lett 364 (3): 268–71. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(95)00407-Z. PMID 7758581.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: GZMK granzyme K (granzyme 3; tryptase II)".

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