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NAPSA
Identifiers
AliasesNAPSA, KAP, Kdap, NAP1, NAPA, SNAPA, napsin A aspartic peptidase
External IDsOMIM: 605631; MGI: 109365; HomoloGene: 68418; GeneCards: NAPSA; OMA:NAPSA - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004851

NM_008437

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004842

NP_032463

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 50.36 – 50.37 MbChr 7: 44.22 – 44.24 Mb
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Napsin-A is an aspartic proteinase that is encoded in humans by the NAPSA gene.[5] The name napsin comes from novel aspartic proteinase of the pepsin family.[6]

The activation peptide of an aspartic proteinase acts as an inhibitor of the active site. These peptide segments, or pro-parts, are deemed important for correct folding, targeting, and control of the activation of aspartic proteinase zymogens. The pronapsin A gene is expressed predominantly in lung and kidney. Its translation product is predicted to be a fully functional, glycosylated aspartic proteinase precursor containing an RGD motif and an additional 18 residues at its C-terminus.[5]

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Detection of NAPSA gene expression can be used to distinguish adenocarcinomas from other forms of lung cancer.[7]

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