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Symbol PRSS12 contributors: mct - updated : 07-06-2023
HGNC name protease, serine, 12 (neurotrypsin, motopsin)
HGNC id 9477
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