XB-FEAT-6462428

asprv1

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nomenclature changes

06/19/2017 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 151516. From aspartic peptidase, retroviral-like 1 to aspartic peptidase retroviral like 1

summary from NCBI

Filaggrin is a structural protein that is crucial for in the development and maintenance of the skin barrier. This gene encodes a retroviral-like protease involved in profilaggrin-to-filaggrin processing. [In mammals ] expression is found primarily in the epidermis and inner root sheath of hair follicles. [provided by RefSeq, May 2017]