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Designing a Western blot for PHEX? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the PHEX Western Blot GuideFacts about Phosphate-regulating neutral endopeptidase PHEX.
Regulates osteogenic cell differentiation and bone mineralization through the cleavage of this MEPE-derived ASARM peptide (PubMed:18597632). Promotes dentin mineralization and renal phosphate reabsorption by cleaving DMP1- and MEPE-derived ASARM peptides (PubMed:18597632, PubMed:18162525).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PHEX |
| Uniprot: | P78562 |
| Entrez: | 5251 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase M13 family |

Phosphate-regulating neutral endopeptidase PHEX
Mass (kDA):
86.474 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Xp22.11 |
| Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (22032325..22251310) |
Specifically expressed in ovary (PubMed:9070861). Expressed at low levels in kidney (PubMed:9070861).
Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.



PMID: 9199930 by Francis F., et al. Genomic organization of the human PEX gene mutated in X-linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets.
PMID: 9077527 by Beck L., et al. Pex/PEX tissue distribution and evidence for a deletion in the 3' region of the Pex gene in X-linked hypophosphatemic mice.