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HABP2

Introduction

Hyaluronan-binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HABP2 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is an extracellular serine protease which binds hyaluronic acid. It is involved in cell adhesion. The protein is synthesized as a single chain, but then undergoes an autoproteolytic event to form the functional heterodimer. Further autoproteolysis leads to smaller, inactive peptides. Two transcript variants utilizing alternative polyA sites exist for this gene.[3]

References

References

  1. ↑ Choi-Miura NH, Tobe T, Sumiya J, Nakano Y, Sano Y, Mazda T, Tomita M (Dec 1996). “Purification and characterization of a novel hyaluronan-binding protein (PHBP) from human plasma: it has three EGF, a kringle and a serine protease domain, similar to hepatocyte growth factor activator”. J Biochem. 119 (6): 1157–65. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021362. PMID 8827452.
  2. ↑ Romisch J (Nov 2002). “Factor VII activating protease (FSAP): a novel protease in hemostasis”. Biol Chem. 383 (7–8): 1119–24. doi:10.1515/BC.2002.121. PMID 12437095.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: HABP2 hyaluronan binding protein 2”.
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