PRSS50
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Also known as TSP50CT20
Summary
PRSS50 (serine protease 50, HGNC:17910) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 3p21.31, encoding Probable threonine protease PRSS50 (Q9UI38). May be involved in proteolysis through its threonine endopeptidase activity.
Enables threonine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in proteolysis. Located in endoplasmic reticulum.
Source: NCBI Gene 29122 — automated summary from GO annotations (Alliance of Genome Resources).
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 74 total
- GTEx eGene: eQTL in 45 tissues, sQTL in 7 (q < 0.05)
- Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 1.01 (unconstrained)
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_013270 - Notable: 74 clinical variants but no curated precision-oncology (CIViC) evidence yet
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:17910 |
| Approved symbol | PRSS50 |
| Name | serine protease 50 |
| Location | 3p21.31 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | TSP50, CT20 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000283706 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 607950 |
| Entrez | 29122 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 1 — 1 protein_coding
MANE Select: ENST00000315170
Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1
ENST00000315170
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_013270
NM_013270
CCDS: CCDS2745
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000315170 — 6 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001291985 | 46717719 | 46717869 |
| ENSE00001628208 | 46712117 | 46712482 |
| ENSE00003810391 | 46712901 | 46713067 |
| ENSE00003810676 | 46714218 | 46714501 |
| ENSE00003811228 | 46717437 | 46717637 |
| ENSE00003811374 | 46715535 | 46715697 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 124 present calls, max score 94.18.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0761 / max 41.9509, expressed in 25 samples.
Highest expression (Bgee): testis, primordial germ cell in gonad, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, pituitary gland, adenohypophysis.
Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)
PRSS50 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 45 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 7 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.
showing 20 of 52 significant tissue × QTL associations:
| Tissue | QTL | q-value | Slope | Lead variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyroid | sqtl | 1.7e-54 | +1.13 | 3:46714447:C:T |
| Thyroid | eqtl | 6.0e-28 | -0.75 | 3:46716355:A:G |
| Heart Left Ventricle | eqtl | 2.1e-26 | +1.02 | 3:46753595:G:A |
| Nerve Tibial | eqtl | 4.6e-26 | +1.77 | 3:46845370:A:ATT |
| Cells EBV-transformed lymphocytes | eqtl | 1.6e-19 | +0.85 | 3:46723787:C:T |
| Testis | sqtl | 7.9e-19 | -0.94 | 3:46714447:C:T |
| Esophagus Muscularis | eqtl | 8.3e-19 | +1.07 | 3:46845370:A:ATT |
| Heart Atrial Appendage | eqtl | 4.2e-18 | +0.99 | 3:46746199:T:G |
| Testis | eqtl | 1.3e-16 | -0.40 | 3:46714447:C:T |
| Colon Sigmoid | eqtl | 1.2e-15 | +1.19 | 3:46845370:A:ATT |
| Artery Tibial | eqtl | 7.1e-15 | +1.24 | 3:46845370:A:ATT |
| Pancreas | eqtl | 1.9e-14 | -0.93 | 3:46749896:G:A |
| Skin Sun Exposed Lower leg | eqtl | 1.6e-13 | -0.31 | 3:46740346:A:G |
| Whole Blood | eqtl | 2.3e-13 | -0.42 | 3:46740227:T:C |
| Brain Cerebellar Hemisphere | eqtl | 1.9e-12 | +1.13 | 3:46753595:G:A |
| Pituitary | eqtl | 9.3e-12 | +0.91 | 3:46746199:T:G |
| Esophagus Gastroesophageal Junction | eqtl | 1.8e-11 | +1.16 | 3:46845370:A:ATT |
| Pituitary | sqtl | 4.9e-11 | +1.07 | 3:46714447:C:T |
| Colon Transverse | eqtl | 1.9e-10 | +0.85 | 3:46845370:A:ATT |
| Brain Cerebellum | eqtl | 2.7e-09 | +1.19 | 3:46753595:G:A |
FANTOM5 promoters
3 alternative TSS:
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 42000 | 0.0320 | 11 |
| 42001 | 0.0278 | 8 |
| 42002 | 0.0163 | 10 |
Top tissues by expression
showing 100 of 136 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 94.18 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 93.06 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 92.46 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 87.98 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 87.30 | gold quality |
| pituitary gland | UBERON:0000007 | 83.58 | gold quality |
| adenohypophysis | UBERON:0002196 | 82.57 | gold quality |
| left lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001120 | 81.92 | gold quality |
| thyroid gland | UBERON:0002046 | 81.15 | gold quality |
| right lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001119 | 79.72 | gold quality |
| endocervix | UBERON:0000458 | 68.15 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 67.94 | gold quality |
| right lobe of liver | UBERON:0001114 | 66.20 | gold quality |
| body of pancreas | UBERON:0001150 | 66.11 | gold quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 65.89 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 65.57 | gold quality |
| prostate gland | UBERON:0002367 | 65.22 | gold quality |
| left uterine tube | UBERON:0001303 | 64.39 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 63.91 | gold quality |
| body of uterus | UBERON:0009853 | 63.86 | gold quality |
| adult mammalian kidney | UBERON:0000082 | 63.36 | gold quality |
| esophagogastric junction muscularis propria | UBERON:0035841 | 62.91 | gold quality |
| left ovary | UBERON:0002119 | 62.40 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0035834 | 62.08 | gold quality |
| hypothalamus | UBERON:0001898 | 61.88 | gold quality |
| vagina | UBERON:0000996 | 61.82 | gold quality |
| fundus of stomach | UBERON:0001160 | 61.50 | gold quality |
| popliteal artery | UBERON:0002250 | 61.43 | gold quality |
| tibial artery | UBERON:0007610 | 61.38 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus muscularis layer | UBERON:0035833 | 61.21 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus | UBERON:0013473 | 61.19 | gold quality |
| ectocervix | UBERON:0012249 | 61.10 | gold quality |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | UBERON:0005386 | 60.99 | gold quality |
| muscle layer of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0035805 | 60.88 | gold quality |
| uterine cervix | UBERON:0000002 | 60.72 | gold quality |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | UBERON:0004252 | 60.69 | gold quality |
| myometrium | UBERON:0001296 | 60.65 | gold quality |
| descending thoracic aorta | UBERON:0002345 | 59.68 | gold quality |
| cerebellar hemisphere | UBERON:0002245 | 59.55 | gold quality |
| ovary | UBERON:0000992 | 59.45 | gold quality |
| saliva-secreting gland | UBERON:0001044 | 59.39 | gold quality |
| fallopian tube | UBERON:0003889 | 59.35 | gold quality |
| cerebellum | UBERON:0002037 | 59.24 | gold quality |
| right ovary | UBERON:0002118 | 59.24 | gold quality |
| cerebellar cortex | UBERON:0002129 | 59.23 | gold quality |
| minor salivary gland | UBERON:0001830 | 58.79 | gold quality |
| kidney | UBERON:0002113 | 58.71 | gold quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 58.61 | gold quality |
| right coronary artery | UBERON:0001625 | 58.58 | gold quality |
| thoracic mammary gland | UBERON:0005200 | 58.11 | gold quality |
| ascending aorta | UBERON:0001496 | 58.06 | gold quality |
| thoracic aorta | UBERON:0001515 | 58.00 | gold quality |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 57.90 | gold quality |
| cortex of kidney | UBERON:0001225 | 57.68 | gold quality |
| brain | UBERON:0000955 | 57.04 | gold quality |
| C1 segment of cervical spinal cord | UBERON:0006469 | 56.96 | gold quality |
| pancreas | UBERON:0001264 | 56.85 | gold quality |
| body of stomach | UBERON:0001161 | 56.59 | gold quality |
| right uterine tube | UBERON:0001302 | 56.55 | gold quality |
| substantia nigra | UBERON:0002038 | 56.15 | gold quality |
| liver | UBERON:0002107 | 55.92 | gold quality |
| Ammon’s horn | UBERON:0001954 | 55.88 | gold quality |
| anterior cingulate cortex | UBERON:0009835 | 55.39 | gold quality |
| monocyte | CL:0000576 | 55.38 | gold quality |
| temporal lobe | UBERON:0001871 | 55.05 | gold quality |
| right lung | UBERON:0002167 | 55.04 | gold quality |
| amygdala | UBERON:0001876 | 55.00 | gold quality |
| anatomical system | UBERON:0000467 | 54.87 | gold quality |
| material anatomical entity | UBERON:0000465 | 54.84 | gold quality |
| multicellular organism | UBERON:0000468 | 54.84 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 54.73 | gold quality |
| esophagus | UBERON:0001043 | 54.05 | gold quality |
| dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0009834 | 54.04 | gold quality |
| cerebral cortex | UBERON:0000956 | 54.03 | gold quality |
| left coronary artery | UBERON:0001626 | 53.93 | gold quality |
| leukocyte | CL:0000738 | 53.66 | gold quality |
| nucleus accumbens | UBERON:0001882 | 53.41 | gold quality |
| stomach | UBERON:0000945 | 52.98 | gold quality |
| frontal cortex | UBERON:0001870 | 52.82 | gold quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 9 | UBERON:0013540 | 52.33 | gold quality |
| caudate nucleus | UBERON:0001873 | 52.10 | gold quality |
| prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0000451 | 52.06 | gold quality |
| urinary bladder | UBERON:0001255 | 51.97 | gold quality |
| omental fat pad | UBERON:0010414 | 51.80 | gold quality |
| colon | UBERON:0001155 | 51.69 | gold quality |
| gastrocnemius | UBERON:0001388 | 51.64 | gold quality |
| smooth muscle tissue | UBERON:0001135 | 51.30 | gold quality |
| putamen | UBERON:0001874 | 50.88 | gold quality |
| muscle of leg | UBERON:0001383 | 50.80 | gold quality |
| superior frontal gyrus | UBERON:0002661 | 50.19 | gold quality |
| tibial nerve | UBERON:0001323 | 49.61 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 49.58 | gold quality |
| right adrenal gland | UBERON:0001233 | 49.52 | gold quality |
| intestine | UBERON:0000160 | 48.93 | gold quality |
| adipose tissue | UBERON:0001013 | 48.78 | gold quality |
| upper lobe of left lung | UBERON:0008952 | 48.73 | gold quality |
| left adrenal gland | UBERON:0001234 | 48.43 | gold quality |
| left adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035825 | 48.40 | gold quality |
| esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0002469 | 48.07 | gold quality |
| adrenal gland | UBERON:0002369 | 48.05 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.00 |
HPA expression
RNA tissue specificity: Group enriched
showing 60 of 62 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:
| Tissue / cell | Axis | nTPM | Protein (IHC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testis | tissue | 20.2 | high |
| Pituitary gland | tissue | 18.2 | |
| Midbrain | tissue | 2.9 | |
| Epididymis | tissue | 2.8 | not detected |
| Cerebellum | tissue | 2.8 | not detected |
| Spinal cord | tissue | 2.5 | |
| Vagina | tissue | 2.2 | not detected |
| Thalamus | tissue | 2.2 | |
| Seminal vesicle | tissue | 2.0 | not detected |
| Medulla oblongata | tissue | 1.9 | |
| Thyroid gland | tissue | 1.9 | not detected |
| Salivary gland | tissue | 1.8 | not detected |
| Substantia nigra | tissue | 1.8 | |
| Locus coeruleus | tissue | 1.7 | |
| Superior colliculi | tissue | 1.6 | |
| Hypothalamus | tissue | 1.4 | |
| Parathyroid gland | tissue | 1.3 | not detected |
| Hippocampus | tissue | 1.3 | not detected |
| Pons | tissue | 1.2 | |
| Pancreas | tissue | 1.2 | not detected |
| Choroid plexus | tissue | 1.1 | |
| Adrenal gland | tissue | 1.1 | not detected |
| Periaqueductal gray | tissue | 0.9 | |
| Postcentral gyrus | tissue | 0.8 | |
| Septum | tissue | 0.8 | |
| Frontal cortex | tissue | 0.7 | |
| Caudate putamen | tissue | 0.7 | |
| Amygdala | tissue | 0.6 | |
| Hippocampal formation | tissue | 0.6 | |
| Nucleus accumbens | tissue | 0.5 | |
| Prostate | tissue | 0.5 | not detected |
| Fallopian tube | tissue | 0.5 | not detected |
| Cervix | tissue | 0.4 | not detected |
| Breast | tissue | 0.4 | not detected |
| Cerebral cortex | tissue | 0.4 | not detected |
| Ovary | tissue | 0.4 | not detected |
| Temporal cortex | tissue | 0.4 | |
| Prefrontal cortex | tissue | 0.3 | |
| Endometrium 1 | tissue | 0.3 | not detected |
| Motor cortex | tissue | 0.3 | |
| Corpus callosum | tissue | 0.3 | |
| Insular cortex | tissue | 0.3 | |
| Retina | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Smooth muscle | tissue | 0.2 | not detected |
| Liver | tissue | 0.2 | not detected |
| Kidney | tissue | 0.2 | not detected |
| Thymus | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Entorhinal cortex | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Ventral forebrain | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Retrosplenial and cingulate cortex | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Olfactory bulb | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Retrosplenial cortex | tissue | 0.2 | |
| Skin 1 | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Adipose tissue | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Urinary bladder | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Placenta | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Lung | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Spleen | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Gallbladder | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
| Bone marrow | tissue | 0.1 | not detected |
Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 189; highest nTPM — Vermis (4.0), Flocculonodular lobe (3.2), Cerebellar cortex (2.7), Ventral spinal cord (2.5), Dorsal spinal cord (2.4).
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CEBPB, CEBPG, NKX3-1, SP1, TP53
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
Targeting PRSS50 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).
5 miRNAs:
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-3148 | 99.97 | 75.06 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-3688-3P | 99.97 | 72.02 | 2834 |
| HSA-MIR-6124 | 99.87 | 69.78 | 3551 |
| HSA-MIR-33A-3P | 99.70 | 70.27 | 3362 |
| HSA-MIR-939-3P | 98.97 | 65.07 | 2347 |
Functional genomics
gnomAD constraint: pLI 2.69e-06, LOEUF 1.01, missense Z 0.5 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD
Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000315170 — one region, missense o/e 0.94.
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 21)
- TSP50, a possible protease in human testes, is activated in breast cancer epithelial cells. (PMID:11782390)
- TSP50 was largely downregulated in all testicular germ cell tumors. It may function in mammalian spermatogenesis. Its linear catalytic structure is similar to many serine proteases, except for a Thr-for-Ser residual catalytic site substitution. (PMID:15491742)
- Overexpression of Sp1 and C/EBPbeta transcriptional factors upregulated the activities of the TSP50 promoter. (PMID:18462069)
- These findings suggested that DNA methylation might regulate the TSP50 and mTSP50 gene expressions in different types of tissues and spermatic cells. (PMID:18662669)
- Results strongly suggest that bFGF mediates TSP50 downregulation by ERK1/2 activation, leading to the phosphorylation of Sp1 in this process. (PMID:20506264)
- TSP50 is a potential effective indicator of poor survival for colorectal carcinoma patients, especially for those with early-stage tumors. (PMID:21765952)
- the importance of threonine 310, the most critical protease catalytic site in TSP50, to TSP50-induced cell proliferation and tumor formation (PMID:22574111)
- The mutations in the catalytic triad of TSP50 could significantly depressed TSP50-mediated cell proliferation and tumor formation. (PMID:25049081)
- High TSP50 expression is associated with laryngocarcinoma. (PMID:25077921)
- TSP50’s threonine protease activity is crucial for its effects on tumor formation. (PMID:25312478)
- Results show that TSP50 is up-regulated in laryngocarcinoma tumour tissues and its down-regulation inhibits cell proliferation, reduces cell migration and induces cell apoptosis of laryngocarcinoma in NF-KB mediated pathway. (PMID:25399078)
- we found that some breast cancer diagnosis-associated features such as tumor size, tumor grade, estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) levels, were correlated well with TSP50/p65 and TSP50/MMP9 expression status (PMID:25811800)
- Results suggest that 7P3A, which consists of 70 % 25-methoxyl-dammarane-3beta, 12beta, 20-triol and 30 % artemisinin, exhibits anti-cancer effects, in part, through downregulation of testes-specific protease 50 (TSP50) expression. (PMID:27039397)
- TSP50 plays a significant role in NSCLC cell proliferation and may act as a novel oncogene in the development and progression of NSCLC. (PMID:27109614)
- In patients with Colon cancer, the expression of TSP50 gene was associated with a poor prognosis. (PMID:28631709)
- human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) levels, were correlated well with TSP50/p-Samd2/3 and TSP50/p27 expression status. Thus, our studies revealed a novel regulatory mechanism underlying TSP50-induced cell proliferation and provided a new favorable intervention target for the treatment of breast cancer (PMID:28650473)
- TSP50 promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells involving NF-kappaB dependent EMT activation. Targeting TSP50 may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for the management of gastric cancer (PMID:29361914)
- TSP50 promotes hepatocyte proliferation and tumour formation by activating glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). (PMID:33630390)
- miR-4709-3p Inhibits Cell Proliferation by Downregulating TSP50 Expression in Breast Cancer Cells. (PMID:33956530)
- TSP50 promotes the Warburg effect and hepatocyte proliferation via regulating PKM2 acetylation. (PMID:34016961)
- Expression of TSP50, SERCA2 and IL-8 in Colorectal Adenoma and Carcinoma: Correlation to Clinicopathological Factors. (PMID:34744521)
Cross-species orthologs
2 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| mus_musculus | Prss50 | ENSMUSG00000048752 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Prss50 | ENSRNOG00000037175 |
Paralogs (14): PRSS33 (ENSG00000103355), PLAT (ENSG00000104368), PLG (ENSG00000122194), PLGLB2 (ENSG00000125551), PRSS37 (ENSG00000165076), PRSS27 (ENSG00000172382), KLK15 (ENSG00000174562), PLGLB1 (ENSG00000183281), PRSS57 (ENSG00000185198), TMPRSS12 (ENSG00000186452), OVCH1 (ENSG00000187950), PRSS48 (ENSG00000189099), GZMM (ENSG00000197540), KLK9 (ENSG00000213022)
Mouse-model phenotypes
Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:2447303) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 20 distinct phenotype terms.
| Mouse phenotype (MP) | Records |
|---|---|
| decreased bone mineral density | 1 |
| reduced male fertility | 1 |
| male infertility | 1 |
| decreased litter size | 1 |
| abnormal seminiferous tubule morphology | 1 |
| asthenozoospermia | 1 |
| abnormal bone mineralization | 1 |
| decreased T cell number | 1 |
| teratozoospermia | 1 |
| abnormal spermatid morphology | 1 |
| decreased CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell number | 1 |
| absent sperm flagellum | 1 |
| decreased hyperactivated sperm motility | 1 |
| absent sperm mitochondrial sheath | 1 |
| abnormal sperm annulus morphology | 1 |
| abnormal sperm axoneme morphology | 1 |
| multiflagellated sperm | 1 |
| decreased sperm progressive motility | 1 |
| immotile sperm | 1 |
| multi-headed sperm | 1 |
Additional cross-species homologs
Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.
| Organism | UniProt | Identity | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bos taurus | A2VE36 | 80.0% | Diamond |
Genomic neighbors (locus context)
Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).
| Symbol | Type | Entrez |
|---|---|---|
| TMIE | protein-coding | 259236 |
| FAM240A | protein-coding | 100132146 |
| ALS2CL | protein-coding | 259173 |
| CRIPTO | protein-coding | 6997 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Probable threonine protease PRSS50 — Q9UI38 (reviewed: Q9UI38)
Alternative names: Cancer/testis antigen 20, Serine protease 50, Testis-specific protease-like protein 50
All UniProt accessions (2): A0A140VJY3, Q9UI38
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. May be involved in proteolysis through its threonine endopeptidase activity.
Subcellular location. Endoplasmic reticulum.
Tissue specificity. Testis specific. Differentially expressed in some breast cancer tissues.
Miscellaneous. DNA hypomethylation is accompanied by the expression of the gene in the testis.
Similarity. Belongs to the peptidase S1 family.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_037402* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR001254 | Trypsin_dom | Domain |
| IPR001314 | Peptidase_S1A | Family |
| IPR009003 | Peptidase_S1_PA | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR043504 |
Pfam: PF00089
UniProt features (15 total): disulfide bond 4, active site 3, sequence variant 2, glycosylation site 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, mutagenesis site 1, domain 1
Structure
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q9UI38-F1 | 75.38 | 0.54 |
Human Protein Atlas
Protein class: Enzymes, Peptidases, Serine-type peptidases, Predicted intracellular proteins
Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level
Antibody reliability (HPA): IH supported
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Catalytic / active sites (3)
| Position | Role |
|---|---|
| 153 | charge relay system |
| 206 | charge relay system |
| 310 | charge relay system |
Disulfide bonds (4)
| Type | Positions |
|---|---|
| Disulfide bond | 273–296, 306–334, 138–154, 240–316 |
Glycosylation sites (2)
| Type | Positions |
|---|---|
| N-linked (glcnac…) asparagine | 133, 279 |
Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (1)
| Position | Phenotype |
|---|---|
| 310 | loss of catalytic activity. |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 curated (TAS) of 0; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).
MSigDB gene sets: 56 (showing top):
LFA1_Q6, GOBP_PROTEIN_MATURATION, WEBER_METHYLATED_HCP_IN_SPERM_UP, WEBER_METHYLATED_HCP_IN_FIBROBLAST_DN, GOBP_PROTEOLYSIS, GOMF_PEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_THREONINE_TYPE_PEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY, MEISSNER_NPC_HCP_WITH_H3_UNMETHYLATED, MEISSNER_BRAIN_HCP_WITH_H3K27ME3, HATADA_METHYLATED_IN_LUNG_CANCER_UP, MIKKELSEN_MEF_HCP_WITH_H3K27ME3, MARTENS_TRETINOIN_RESPONSE_UP, GOBP_PROTEIN_PROCESSING, TORCHIA_TARGETS_OF_EWSR1_FLI1_FUSION_DN, ZWANG_TRANSIENTLY_UP_BY_2ND_EGF_PULSE_ONLY
GO Biological Process (2): proteolysis (GO:0006508), protein processing (GO:0016485)
GO Molecular Function (5): serine-type endopeptidase activity (GO:0004252), threonine-type endopeptidase activity (GO:0004298), serine-type peptidase activity (GO:0008236), peptidase activity (GO:0008233), hydrolase activity (GO:0016787)
GO Cellular Component (2): cytoplasm (GO:0005737), endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783)
GO top-level categories
16 GO namespaces:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| endopeptidase activity | 2 |
| protein metabolic process | 1 |
| proteolysis | 1 |
| protein maturation | 1 |
| serine-type peptidase activity | 1 |
| threonine-type peptidase activity | 1 |
| peptidase activity | 1 |
| serine hydrolase activity | 1 |
| hydrolase activity | 1 |
| catalytic activity, acting on a protein | 1 |
| catalytic activity | 1 |
| intracellular anatomical structure | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
| cytoplasm | 1 |
| endomembrane system | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
Experimentally-supported GO annotations
GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 4 of 9 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).
4 experimentally-supported GO terms:
| GO term | NS | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| proteolysis | BP | direct assay |
| cytoplasm | CC | direct assay |
| endoplasmic reticulum | CC | direct assay |
| threonine-type endopeptidase activity | MF | mutant phenotype |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
showing 16 of 668 interactions by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRSS50 | PAGE5 | Q96GU1 | 800 |
| PRSS50 | SAGE1 | Q9NXZ1 | 717 |
| PRSS50 | SPA17 | Q15506 | 638 |
| PRSS50 | MAGEC2 | Q9UBF1 | 637 |
| PRSS50 | ADAM2 | P78326 | 631 |
| PRSS50 | LIPI | Q6XZB0 | 608 |
| PRSS50 | PER2 | O15055 | 509 |
| PRSS50 | ACRBP | Q8NEB7 | 494 |
| PRSS50 | BMAL1 | O00327 | 470 |
| PRSS50 | ADAM30 | Q9UKF2 | 438 |
| PRSS50 | CRY1 | Q16526 | 421 |
| PRSS50 | NR1D1 | P20393 | 419 |
| PRSS50 | MYOZ3 | Q8TDC0 | 414 |
| PRSS50 | MAGEC1 | O60732 | 400 |
| PRSS50 | CLOCK | O15516 | 400 |
| PRSS50 | CAGE1 | Q8TC20 | 400 |
IntAct
Human interaction partners of PRSS50 in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).
8 partners by confidence:
| Partner | Interaction type | MIscore | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASP8 | physical association | 0.370 | 1 |
| ESR2 | physical association | 0.370 | 1 |
| HRAS | physical association | 0.370 | 1 |
| STK11 | physical association | 0.370 | 1 |
| TGFB1 | physical association | 0.370 | 1 |
| TSG101 | physical association | 0.370 | 1 |
| PRSS46P | association | 0.350 | 1 |
| TUBB | association | 0.350 | 1 |
BioGRID (67 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): ACVR2A (Affinity Capture-Western; 3 records), ADAMTS1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), CBWD3 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), FKBP14 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), HSPA5 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), PIGS (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), PRSS46 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), TUBB1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), ZYG11B (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), FOXF1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), GPAA1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PIGT (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), SPCS2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), TOR3A (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), ACAD10 (Affinity Capture-MS)
Disease & clinical
Genetic variants
Variant evidence for PRSS50: 74 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 1 GWAS association.
ClinVar
74 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 63 |
| Likely benign | 5 |
| Benign | 2 |
SpliceAI
Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 26 predictions of 432):
| Position(s) | Effect | Δscore | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:46712899–46712900 | donor_loss | 1.0000 | 4 |
| 3:46712904 | donor_gain | 1.0000 | |
| 3:46713068 | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 | 2 |
| 3:46714216–46714217 | donor_loss | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 3:46715533–46715534 | donor_loss | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 3:46717717–46717718 | donor_loss | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 3:46712900 | donor_loss | 0.9900 | |
| 3:46712909 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 3:46712915 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 3:46713069 | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
AlphaMissense
384 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 2,489 scored), across 122 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:
| Residue | Likely-pathogenic substitutions | Mean am_pathogenicity | Max am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| C240 | 7 | 0.927 | 0.971 |
| W245 | 7 | 0.921 | 0.986 |
| C273 | 7 | 0.905 | 0.965 |
| C138 | 7 | 0.902 | 0.944 |
| C154 | 7 | 0.897 | 0.946 |
| C296 | 7 | 0.895 | 0.954 |
| W126 | 7 | 0.887 | 0.975 |
| C226 | 7 | 0.876 | 0.918 |
| C306 | 7 | 0.862 | 0.903 |
| W147 | 7 | 0.850 | 0.958 |
| C316 | 7 | 0.849 | 0.901 |
| C334 | 7 | 0.844 | 0.928 |
| W124 | 7 | 0.809 | 0.928 |
| W352 | 7 | 0.803 | 0.967 |
| C104 | 7 | 0.777 | 0.856 |
| S129 | 6 | 0.919 | 0.977 |
| G167 | 6 | 0.852 | 0.926 |
| P125 | 6 | 0.796 | 0.879 |
| F305 | 5 | 0.870 | 0.945 |
| W330 | 5 | 0.759 | 0.911 |
HPA cancer prognostics
RNA cancer specificity: Cancer enhanced (Ovary Serous Cystadenocarcinoma)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:607950 | disease phenotypes:
GWAS associations
1 associations:
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST006630_78 | Diastolic blood pressure | 3e-10 |
EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)
1 canonical traits:
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0006336 | diastolic blood pressure |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
3 total (human), top 3 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| alantolactone | decreases expression | 1 |
| Sunitinib | increases expression | 1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | affects methylation | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.