XB-FEAT-1011572

tmprss6

This is the community wiki page for the gene tmprss6 please feel free to add any information that is relevant to this gene that is not already captured elsewhere in Xenbase.

nomenclature changes

01/22/2018 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 164656. From transmembrane protease, serine 6 to transmembrane serine protease 6

Summary from NCBI

The protein encoded by this gene is a type II transmembrane serine proteinase that is found attached to the cell surface. The encoded protein may be involved in matrix remodeling processes in the liver. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]