nep-6 NEPrilysin metallopeptidase family [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: nep-6
Official Full Name: NEPrilysin metallopeptidase family
Primary source: WormBase:WBGene00017550
Locus tag: CELE_F18A12.1
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00017550
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary: Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in protein processing. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in distal arthrogryposis type 5D. Orthologous to human KEL (Kell metallo-endopeptidase (Kell blood group)) and ECEL1 (endothelin converting enzyme like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: II

Exon count:: 13

Sequence:: Chromosome: II; NC_003280.10 (3416828..3420672)

Chromosome II - NC_003280.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003280.10

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

F18A12.1 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:309812

F18A12.2 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:309813

Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables metal ion binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables metalloendopeptidase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables metalloendopeptidase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables metallopeptidase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in protein processing	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in proteolysis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: NEPrilysin metallopeptidase family

NP_494537.1

Product from WormBase gene class nep;
Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

NC_003280.10 Reference assembly

Range

3416828..3420672

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_062136.3 → NP_494537.1 NEPrilysin metallopeptidase family [Caenorhabditis elegans]

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_494537.1

Status: REVIEWED

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

O16795

Conserved Domains (1) summary

cd08662
Location:105 → 724

M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I