CAPN9

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Calpain-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CAPN9 gene.[1][2][3]

Calpains are ubiquitous, well-conserved family of calcium-dependent, cysteine proteases. The calpain proteins are heterodimers consisting of an invariant small subunit and variable large subunits. The large subunit possesses a cysteine protease domain, and both subunits possess calcium-binding domains. Calpains have been implicated in neurodegenerative processes, as their activation can be triggered by calcium influx and oxidative stress. The protein encoded by this gene is expressed predominantly in stomach and small intestine and may have specialized functions in the digestive tract. This gene is thought to be associated with gastric cancer. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[3]

References

  1. Lee HJ, Sorimachi H, Jeong SY, Ishiura S, Suzuki K (May 1998). "Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel tissue-specific calpain predominantly expressed in the digestive tract". Biol Chem. 379 (2): 175–184. doi:10.1515/bchm.1998.379.2.175. PMID 9524069.
  2. Yoshikawa Y, Mukai H, Hino F, Asada K, Kato I (Jul 2000). "Isolation of two novel genes, down-regulated in gastric cancer". Jpn J Cancer Res. 91 (5): 459–63. doi:10.1111/j.1349-7006.2000.tb00967.x. PMID 10835488.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: CAPN9 calpain 9".

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