NameVitamin K-dependent protein Z
Synonyms
  • Vitamin K-dependent protein Z precursor
Gene NamePROZ
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001092|Vitamin K-dependent protein Z
MAGCVPLLQGLVLVLALHRVEPSVFLPASKANDVLVRWKRAGSYLLEELFEGNLEKECYE
EICVYEEAREVFENEVVTDEFWRRYKGGSPCISQPCLHNGSCQDSIWGYTCTCSPGYEGS
NCELAKNECHPERTDGCQHFCLPGQESYTCSCAQGYRLGEDHKQCVPHDQCACGVLTSEK
RAPDLQDLPWQVKLTNSEGKDFCGGVIIRENFVLTTAKCSLLHRNITVKTYFNRTSQDPL
MIKITHVHVHMRYDADAGENDLSLLELEWPIQCPGAGLPVCTPEKDFAEHLLIPRTRGLL
SGWARNGTDLGNSLTTRPVTLVEGEECGQVLNVTVTTRTYCERSSVAAMHWMDGSVVTRE
HRGSWFLTGVLGSQPVGGQAHMVLVTKVSRYSLWFKQIMN
Number of residues400
Molecular Weight44743.605
Theoretical pI5.87
GO Classification
Functions
  • calcium ion binding
  • serine-type endopeptidase activity
Processes
  • post-translational protein modification
  • blood coagulation
  • proteolysis
  • peptidyl-glutamic acid carboxylation
  • cellular protein metabolic process
Components
  • Golgi lumen
  • extracellular exosome
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
General FunctionSerine-type endopeptidase activity
Specific FunctionAppears to assist hemostasis by binding thrombin and promoting its association with phospholipid vesicles. Inhibits activity of the coagulation protease factor Xa in the presence of SERPINA10, calcium and phospholipids.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID190464
UniProtKB IDP22891
UniProtKB Entry NamePROZ_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010380|Vitamin K-dependent protein Z (PROZ)
ATGGCAGGCTGCGTCCCACTGCTCCAGGGCCTGGTCCTGGTCCTCGCCCTCCATCGTGTG
GAGCCCTCAGCCACTTCACTGAAGGAACGACATGGACTCCATTCTGACTCTGCCTGCACA
GGCGTCCAGGAAAGCTTATTTCTCCCGGCCTCCAAAGCAAACGACGTTCTGGTGAGGTGG
AAGCGTGCGGGCTCCTATCTTCTGGAAGAACTCTTCGAGGGAAACTTGGAAAAAGAATGT
TATGAAGAAATCTGTGTCTATGAAGAAGCAAGAGAAGTGTTTGAAAATGAAGTAGTCACT
GATGAATTCTGGAGACGATATAAGGGCGGCTCCCCGTGCATCTCCCAGCCCTGCCTCCAC
AACGGCTCTTGCCAGGACAGCATCTGGGGCTACACCTGCACCTGCTCCCCCGGCTATGAG
GGCAGCAACTGCGAGCTGGCTAAAAATGAATGTCACCCAGAGCGGACTGATGGGTGTCAA
CACTTCTGCCTCCCAGGACAGGAATCCTACACGTGCAGCTGTGCTCAGGGCTACAGGCTT
GGTGAGGACCACAAACAGTGTGTGCCCCACGACCAGTGTGCCTGCGGGGTGCTGACCTCT
GAGAAGCGTGCACCGGATCTACAGGACCTCCCGTGGCAGGTAAAGTTAACAAATTCCGAA
GGAAAAGACTTCTGTGGTGGTGTTATAATACGGGAAAATTTTGTACTGACAACAGCAAAA
TGTTCACTGTTACACAGGAATATTACTGTAAAAACATATTTTAACAGAACGAGCCAAGAC
CCGCTGATGATCAAGATAACGCACGTCCATGTGCACATGCGGTATGACGCGGACGCGGGG
GAGAATGACCTGTCACTGCTGGAGCTGGAGTGGCCCATCCAGTGCCCAGGTGCGGGGCTC
CCCGTGTGCACCCCTGAGAAAGACTTCGCTGAGCACCTCCTCATCCCACGCACCAGGGGC
CTCCTCAGCGGCTGGGCACGCAATGGCACTGACCTGGGCAACTCGCTGACCACGCGGCCT
GTCACACTTGTGGAGGGGGAGGAGTGCGGGCAGGTCCTGAATGTGACTGTCACCACCAGG
ACCTACTGTGAGAGAAGCAGCGTGGCGGCCATGCACTGGATGGATGGAAGTGTGGTCACC
AGAGAACACAGAGGCTCCTGGTTTCTCACGGGGGTCCTGGGCTCGCAGCCAGTAGGAGGG
CAGGCTCACATGGTCCTTGTCACCAAGGTCTCCAGGTACTCACTCTGGTTTAAACAGATC
ATGAACTAA
GenBank Gene IDM55670
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDPROZ
HGNC IDHGNC:9460
Chromosome Location13
Locus13q34
References
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