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Symbol PRSS12 contributors: mct - updated : 07-06-2023
HGNC name protease, serine, 12 (neurotrypsin, motopsin)
HGNC id 9477
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
13 - 3351 - 875 - 1998 9540828
EXPRESSION
Type
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousbraindiencephalonamygdala  
 brainlimbic systemhippocampus   Homo sapiens
 spinal cordanterior horn  predominantly Homo sapiens
Reproductivemale systemtestis   
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousneuron Homo sapiens
ReproductiveLeydig cell
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • a signal peptide
  • a proline-rich segment
  • a kringle domain,followed by four scavenger receptor cysteine rich-domains
  • a serine protease domain
  • three scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domains
  • a protease domain at the C-terminal
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • peptidase S1 family
  • PRS protease subfamily S, serine,PRSS domain
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic,vesicle
    text presynaptic membrane and presynaptic active zone of both asymmetrical(excitatory) and symmetrical (inhibitory) synapses
    basic FUNCTION
  • playing a role in neuronal plasticity and the proteolytic action
  • may be crucial for adaptative synaptic functions, such as those required to establish and/or maintain higher cognitive functions
  • mosaic serine proteases having several domains in the proenzyme fragment, which modulate proteolytic function
  • multidomain protein that serves as a brain-specific serine protease
  • preferentially affects social behaviors, and modulates the functions of hippocampal neurons
  • mosaic serine protease secreted by neuronal cells, that is believed to be important for cognitive function
  • plays a significant role in cognitive function and the development of the brain, since the loss of motopsin function causes severe mental retardation
  • is activity-dependently secreted from neuronal cells, is captured around the synaptic cleft
  • serine protease neurotrypsin, cleaves the heparan sulfate proteoglycan agrin
  • AGRN and neurotrypsin (PRSS12) are associated with muscle mass, strength and plasma C-terminal agrin fragment concentration
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • neurotrypsin/agrin system implicated in the regulation of adaptive reorganizations of the synaptic circuitry in the context of cognitive functions, such as learning and memory
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • ITM2A is a motopsin-interacting protein
  • secreted motopsin interacts likely with endothelial cells in the developing brain
  • cleaves a proteoglycan, agrin
  • SEZ6 bound to the proline-rich/kringle domain of motopsin, and interaction of motopsin and SEZ6 modulates the neuronal cell morphology
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) MRAR2
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional       loss of function
    causes nonsyndromic mental retardation
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS