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Facts about Napsin-A.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | NAPSA |
| Uniprot: | O96009 |
| Entrez: | 9476 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase A1 family |

Asp 4; ASP4; Aspartyl protease 4; EC 3.4.23; EC 3.4.23.-; EC 3.4.23.15; EC 3.4.23.3; EC 3.4.23.5; KAP; Kdap; NAP1napsin-A; NAPA; NAPApronapsin A; NAPSA; napsin A aspartic peptidase; Napsin A; Napsin-1; SNAPA; TA01/TA02
Mass (kDA):
45.387 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 19q13.33 |
| Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (50358472..50369331, complement) |
Expressed predominantly in adult lung (type II pneumocytes) and kidney and in fetal lung. Low levels in adult spleen and very low levels in peripheral blood leukocytes.
Secreted.




PMID: 9877162 by Tatnell P.J., et al. Napsins: new human aspartic proteinases. Distinction between two closely related genes.
PMID: 10580105 by Chuman Y., et al. Napsin A, a member of the aspartic protease family, is abundantly expressed in normal lung and kidney tissue and is expressed in lung adenocarcinomas.
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