NameNeuroendocrine convertase 2
Synonyms
  • 3.4.21.94
  • KEX2-like endoprotease 2
  • NEC 2
  • NEC2
  • PC2
  • Prohormone convertase 2
  • Proprotein convertase 2
Gene NamePCSK2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004166|Neuroendocrine convertase 2
MKGGCVSQWKAAAGFLFCVMVFASAERPVFTNHFLVELHKGGEDKARQVAAEHGFGVRKL
PFAEGLYHFYHNGLAKAKRRRSLHHKQQLERDPRVKMALQQEGFDRKKRGYRDINEIDIN
MNDPLFTKQWYLINTGQADGTPGLDLNVAEAWELGYTGKGVTIGIMDDGIDYLHPDLASN
YNAEASYDFSSNDPYPYPRYTDDWFNSHGTRCAGEVSAAANNNICGVGVAYNSKVAGIRM
LDQPFMTDIIEASSISHMPQLIDIYSASWGPTDNGKTVDGPRELTLQAMADGVNKGRGGK
GSIYVWASGDGGSYDDCNCDGYASSMWTISINSAINDGRTALYDESCSSTLASTFSNGRK
RNPEAGVATTDLYGNCTLRHSGTSAAAPEAAGVFALALEANLGLTWRDMQHLTVLTSKRN
QLHDEVHQWRRNGVGLEFNHLFGYGVLDAGAMVKMAKDWKTVPERFHCVGGSVQDPEKIP
STGKLVLTLTTDACEGKENFVRYLEHVQAVITVNATRRGDLNINMTSPMGTKSILLSRRP
RDDDSKVGFDKWPFMTTHTWGEDARGTWTLELGFVGSAPQKGVLKEWTLMLHGTQSAPYI
DQVVRDYQSKLAMSKKEELEEELDEAVERSLKSILNKN
Number of residues638
Molecular Weight70564.735
Theoretical pI6.47
GO Classification
Functions
  • serine-type endopeptidase activity
Processes
  • proteolysis
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • nervous system development
  • enkephalin processing
  • insulin processing
  • islet amyloid polypeptide processing
  • protein autoprocessing
Components
  • extracellular space
  • dendrite
  • perikaryon
  • secretory granule lumen
  • transport vesicle
  • membrane
General FunctionSerine-type endopeptidase activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in the processing of hormone and other protein precursors at sites comprised of pairs of basic amino acid residues. Responsible for the release of glucagon from proglucagon in pancreatic A cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID189652
UniProtKB IDP16519
UniProtKB Entry NameNEC2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasmic vesicle
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011539|Neuroendocrine convertase 2 (PCSK2)
ATGGTTTTTGCATCTGCTGAGCGACCGGTCTTCACGAATCATTTTCTTGTGGAGTTGCAT
AAAGGGGGAGAGGACAAAGCTCGCCAAGTTGCAGCAGAACACGGCTTTGGAGTCCGAAAG
CTTCCCTTTGCTGAAGGTCTGTACCACTTTTATCACAATGGCCTTGCAAAGGCCAAGAGA
AGACGCAGCCTACACCACAAGCAGCAGCTGGAGAGAGACCCCAGGGTAAAGATGGCTTTG
CAGCAGGAAGGATTTGACCGAAAAAAGCGAGGTTACAGAGACATCAATGAGATCGACATC
AACATGAACGATCCTCTTTTTACAAAGCAGTGGTATCTGATCAATACTGGGCAAGCTGAT
GGCACTCCTGGCCTTGATTTGAATGTGGCTGAAGCCTGGGAGCTGGGATACACAGGGAAA
GGTGTTACCATTGGAATTATGGATGATGGGATTGACTATCTCCACCCGGACCTGGCCTCC
AACTATAATGCCGAAGCAAGTTACGACTTCAGCAGCAACGACCCCTATCCTTACCCTCGG
TACACAGATGACTGGTTTAACAGCCACGGGACCCGATGTGCAGGAGAAGTTTCTGCTGCC
GCCAACAACAATATCTGTGGAGTTGGAGTAGCATACAACTCCAAGGTTGCAGGCATCCGG
ATGCTGGACCAGCCATTCATGACAGACATCATCGAGGCCTCCTCCATCAGTCATATGCCA
CAGCTGATTGACATCTACAGCGCCAGCTGGGGCCCCACAGACAACGGCAAGACAGTGGAT
GGGCCCCGGGAGCTCACGCTGCAGGCCATGGCCGATGGCGTGAACAAGGGCCGCGGCGGC
AAAGGCAGCATCTACGTGTGGGCCTCCGGGGACGGCGGCAGCTATGACGACTGCAACTGC
GACGGCTACGCCTCCAGCATGTGGACCATCTCCATCAACTCAGCCATCAACGACGGCAGG
ACTGCCCTGTACGACGAGAGCTGCTCTTCCACCTTGGCTTCCACCTTCAGCAACGGGAGG
AAAAGGAACCCCGAGGCCGGTGTGGCAACCACAGATTTGTACGGCAACTGCACTCTGAGG
CATTCTGGGACATCTGCAGCTGCCCCCGAGGCAGCTGGTGTGTTTGCACTGGCTCTGGAG
GCTAACCTGGGTCTGACCTGGCGGGACATGCAGCATCTGACTGTGCTCACCTCCAAACGG
AACCAGCTTCACGACGAGGTCCATCAGTGGCGGCGCAATGGGGTCGGCCTGGAATTTAAT
CACCTCTTTGGCTACGGGGTCCTTGATGCAGGTGCCATGGTGAAAATGGCTAAAGACTGG
AAAACCGTGCCTGAGAGATTCCACTGTGTGGGAGGCTCCGTGCAGGACCCTGAGAAAATA
CCATCCACTGGCAAGTTGGTGCTGACACTCACAACCGACGCCTGTGAGGGGAAGGAAAAT
TTTGTCCGCTACCTGGAGCATGTCCAGGCTGTCATCACGGTCAACGCAACCAGAAGAGGA
GACCTGAACATCAACATGACTTCCCCTATGGGCACCAAGTCCATTTTGCTGAGCCGGCGT
CCAAGGGATGACGACTCCAAGGTGGGCTTTGACAAGTGGCCTTTCATGACCACTCACACG
TGGGGGGAAGACGCCCGAGGCACCTGGACCCTGGAGCTGGGATTTGTCGGCAGCGCCCCG
CAGAAGGGGGTGCTGAAGGAGTGGACCCTGATGCTGCATGGCACTCAGAGTGCCCCGTAC
ATCGACCAGGTGGTGCGGGATTACCAGTCCAAGTTGGCCATGTCCAAGAAAGAGGAGCTG
GAGGAAGAGCTGGACGAAGCCGTGGAGAGAAGCCTGAAAAGCATCCTTAACAAGAACTAG
GenBank Gene IDJ05252
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDPCSK2
HGNC IDHGNC:8744
Chromosome Location20
Locus20p11.2
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