PRELP

Proline/arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat protein
Identifiers
Symbols PRELP ; MST161; MSTP161; SLRR2A
External IDs OMIM: 601914 MGI: 2151110 HomoloGene: 2041 GeneCards: PRELP Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 5549 116847
Ensembl ENSG00000188783 ENSMUSG00000041577
UniProt P51888 Q9JK53
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002725 NM_054077
RefSeq (protein) NP_002716 NP_473418
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
203.48 – 203.49 Mb
Chr 1:
133.91 – 133.92 Mb
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Prolargin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRELP gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this gene is a leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. This protein functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue. This protein has been shown to bind type I collagen to basement membranes and type II collagen to cartilage. It also binds the basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan perlecan. This protein is suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria (HGP), which is reported to lack the binding of collagen in basement membranes and cartilage. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been observed.[1]

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