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The type II transmembrane serine protease matriptase-2--identification, structural features, enzymology, expression
Andrew J Ramsay1, Janet C Reid, Gloria Velasco
1Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland 4059, Australia.
Abstract:
Matriptase-2 (also known as TMPRSS6) is a recently identified member of the type II transmembrane serine protease (TTSP) family. Structurally this enzyme contains a short cytoplasmic amino terminal tail, a transmembrane region, a stem region containing two CUB domains and three LDL receptor class A domains, and at the carboxy terminal a trypsin-like serine protease domain. The matriptase-2 gene and encoded protein are highly conserved in mammals. Biochemically matriptase-2 has substrate specificity similar to the structurally related protein matriptase (also known as MT-SP1). Although the patho-physiological functions of matriptase-2 are not known, its high mRNA expression in liver and several cancers indicate that this enzyme, similar to other TTSPs, will likely have important cell surface associated roles in normal and disease states. Here we overview the identification of matriptase-2, summarise its structural features, biochemistry, expression pattern and disease associations and discuss its potential functions.
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