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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (2)Lit. (2) GO Terms (18)GO (18) Nucleotides (209)Nucl. (209) Proteins (39)Prot. (39) Interactants (85)Interact. (85) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-921660
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 mep1a

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meprin A subunit alpha

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MGC86332 ( Nomenclature history )

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metalloprotease

AI Protein Function :
mep1a is a type I transmembrane metalloprotease that localizes to the apical plasma membrane of epithelial cells and releases an active extracellular domain; it displays proteolytic activity toward ext...[+]


InterPro :
MetalloPept cat dom sf, ConA-like dom sf, Meprin, TRAF-like, [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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