NameFurin
Synonyms
  • 3.4.21.75
  • Dibasic-processing enzyme
  • FUR
  • PACE
  • Paired basic amino acid residue-cleaving enzyme
  • PCSK3
Gene NameFURIN
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016776|Furin
MELRPWLLWVVAATGTLVLLAADAQGQKVFTNTWAVRIPGGPAVANSVARKHGFLNLGQI
FGDYYHFWHRGVTKRSLSPHRPRHSRLQREPQVQWLEQQVAKRRTKRDVYQEPTDPKFPQ
QWYLSGVTQRDLNVKAAWAQGYTGHGIVVSILDDGIEKNHPDLAGNYDPGASFDVNDQDP
DPQPRYTQMNDNRHGTRCAGEVAAVANNGVCGVGVAYNARIGGVRMLDGEVTDAVEARSL
GLNPNHIHIYSASWGPEDDGKTVDGPARLAEEAFFRGVSQGRGGLGSIFVWASGNGGREH
DSCNCDGYTNSIYTLSISSATQFGNVPWYSEACSSTLATTYSSGNQNEKQIVTTDLRQKC
TESHTGTSASAPLAAGIIALTLEANKNLTWRDMQHLVVQTSKPAHLNANDWATNGVGRKV
SHSYGYGLLDAGAMVALAQNWTTVAPQRKCIIDILTEPKDIGKRLEVRKTVTACLGEPNH
ITRLEHAQARLTLSYNRRGDLAIHLVSPMGTRSTLLAARPHDYSADGFNDWAFMTTHSWD
EDPSGEWVLEIENTSEANNYGTLTKFTLVLYGTAPEGLPVPPESSGCKTLTSSQACVVCE
EGFSLHQKSCVQHCPPGFAPQVLDTHYSTENDVETIRASVCAPCHASCATCQGPALTDCL
SCPSHASLDPVEQTCSRQSQSSRESPPQQQPPRLPPEVEAGQRLRAGLLPSHLPEVVAGL
SCAFIVLVFVTVFLVLQLRSGFSFRGVKVYTMDRGLISYKGLPPEAWQEECPSDSEEDEG
RGERTAFIKDQSAL
Number of residues794
Molecular Weight86677.375
Theoretical pI6.44
GO Classification
Functions
  • peptidase activity
  • endopeptidase activity
  • serine-type endopeptidase activity
  • serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity
  • nerve growth factor binding
  • metal ion binding
  • peptide binding
  • protease binding
Processes
  • peptide biosynthetic process
  • aging
  • negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta1 production
  • Notch signaling pathway
  • collagen catabolic process
  • nerve growth factor production
  • viral process
  • extracellular matrix disassembly
  • regulation of endopeptidase activity
  • extracellular matrix organization
  • regulation of low-density lipoprotein particle receptor biosynthetic process
  • proteolysis
  • positive regulation of membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis
  • positive regulation of cell migration
  • regulation of protein catabolic process
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • virion assembly
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • viral life cycle
  • negative regulation of low-density lipoprotein particle receptor catabolic process
  • post-translational protein modification
  • peptidyl-glutamic acid carboxylation
  • peptide hormone processing
  • secretion by cell
  • positive regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of endopeptidase activity
  • protein processing
  • nerve growth factor processing
  • viral protein processing
  • cell proliferation
  • signal peptide processing
  • transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
Components
  • integral component of membrane
  • membrane
  • extracellular exosome
  • trans-Golgi network
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • Golgi membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • Golgi lumen
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • trans-Golgi network transport vesicle
  • membrane raft
  • cell surface
  • Golgi cisterna
General FunctionSerine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity
Specific FunctionFurin is likely to represent the ubiquitous endoprotease activity within constitutive secretory pathways and capable of cleavage at the RX(K/R)R consensus motif.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions716-738
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP09958
UniProtKB Entry NameFURIN_HUMAN
Cellular LocationGolgi apparatus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016777|Furin (FURIN)
ATGGAGCTGAGGCCCTGGTTGCTATGGGTGGTAGCAGCAACAGGAACCTTGGTCCTGCTA
GCAGCTGATGCTCAGGGCCAGAAGGTCTTCACCAACACGTGGGCTGTGCGCATCCCTGGA
GGCCCAGCGGTGGCCAACAGTGTGGCACGGAAGCATGGGTTCCTCAACCTGGGCCAGATC
TTCGGGGACTATTACCACTTCTGGCATCGAGGAGTGACGAAGCGGTCCCTGTCGCCTCAC
CGCCCGCGGCACAGCCGGCTGCAGAGGGAGCCTCAAGTACAGTGGCTGGAACAGCAGGTG
GCAAAGCGACGGACTAAACGGGACGTGTACCAGGAGCCCACAGACCCCAAGTTTCCTCAG
CAGTGGTACCTGTCTGGTGTCACTCAGCGGGACCTGAATGTGAAGGCGGCCTGGGCGCAG
GGCTACACAGGGCACGGCATTGTGGTCTCCATTCTGGACGATGGCATCGAGAAGAACCAC
CCGGACTTGGCAGGCAATTATGATCCTGGGGCCAGTTTTGATGTCAATGACCAGGACCCT
GACCCCCAGCCTCGGTACACACAGATGAATGACAACAGGCACGGCACACGGTGTGCGGGG
GAAGTGGCTGCGGTGGCCAACAACGGTGTCTGTGGTGTAGGTGTGGCCTACAACGCCCGC
ATTGGAGGGGTGCGCATGCTGGATGGCGAGGTGACAGATGCAGTGGAGGCACGCTCGCTG
GGCCTGAACCCCAACCACATCCACATCTACAGTGCCAGCTGGGGCCCCGAGGATGACGGC
AAGACAGTGGATGGGCCAGCCCGCCTCGCCGAGGAGGCCTTCTTCCGTGGGGTTAGCCAG
GGCCGAGGGGGGCTGGGCTCCATCTTTGTCTGGGCCTCGGGGAACGGGGGCCGGGAACAT
GACAGCTGCAACTGCGACGGCTACACCAACAGTATCTACACGCTGTCCATCAGCAGCGCC
ACGCAGTTTGGCAACGTGCCGTGGTACAGCGAGGCCTGCTCGTCCACACTGGCCACGACC
TACAGCAGTGGCAACCAGAATGAGAAGCAGATCGTGACGACTGACTTGCGGCAGAAGTGC
ACGGAGTCTCACACGGGCACCTCAGCCTCTGCCCCCTTAGCAGCCGGCATCATTGCTCTC
ACCCTGGAGGCCAATAAGAACCTCACATGGCGGGACATGCAACACCTGGTGGTACAGACC
TCGAAGCCAGCCCACCTCAATGCCAACGACTGGGCCACCAATGGTGTGGGCCGGAAAGTG
AGCCACTCATATGGCTACGGGCTTTTGGACGCAGGCGCCATGGTGGCCCTGGCCCAGAAT
TGGACCACAGTGGCCCCCCAGCGGAAGTGCATCATCGACATCCTCACCGAGCCCAAAGAC
ATCGGGAAACGGCTCGAGGTGCGGAAGACCGTGACCGCGTGCCTGGGCGAGCCCAACCAC
ATCACTCGGCTGGAGCACGCTCAGGCGCGGCTCACCCTGTCCTATAATCGCCGTGGCGAC
CTGGCCATCCACCTGGTCAGCCCCATGGGCACCCGCTCCACCCTGCTGGCAGCCAGGCCA
CATGACTACTCCGCAGATGGGTTTAATGACTGGGCCTTCATGACAACTCATTCCTGGGAT
GAGGATCCCTCTGGCGAGTGGGTCCTAGAGATTGAAAACACCAGCGAAGCCAACAACTAT
GGGACGCTGACCAAGTTCACCCTCGTACTCTATGGCACCGCCCCTGAGGGGCTGCCCGTA
CCTCCAGAAAGCAGTGGCTGCAAGACCCTCACGTCCAGTCAGGCCTGTGTGGTGTGCGAG
GAAGGCTTCTCCCTGCACCAGAAGAGCTGTGTCCAGCACTGCCCTCCAGGGTTCGCCCCC
CAAGTCCTCGATACGCACTATAGCACCGAGAATGACGTGGAGACCATCCGGGCCAGCGTC
TGCGCCCCCTGCCACGCCTCATGTGCCACATGCCAGGGGCCGGCCCTGACAGACTGCCTC
AGCTGCCCCAGCCACGCCTCCTTGGACCCTGTGGAGCAGACTTGCTCCCGGCAAAGCCAG
AGCAGCCGAGAGTCCCCGCCACAGCAGCAGCCACCTCGGCTGCCCCCGGAGGTGGAGGCG
GGGCAACGGCTGCGGGCAGGGCTGCTGCCCTCACACCTGCCTGAGGTGGTGGCCGGCCTC
AGCTGCGCCTTCATCGTGCTGGTCTTCGTCACTGTCTTCCTGGTCCTGCAGCTGCGCTCT
GGCTTTAGTTTTCGGGGGGTGAAGGTGTACACCATGGACCGTGGCCTCATCTCCTACAAG
GGGCTGCCCCCTGAAGCCTGGCAGGAGGAGTGCCCGTCTGACTCAGAAGAGGACGAGGGC
CGGGGCGAGAGGACCGCCTTTATCAAAGACCAGAGCGCCCTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDX17094
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFURIN
HGNC IDHGNC:8568
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q26.1
References
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