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PSMA6 proteasome 20S subunit alpha 6

Gene ID: 5687, updated on 7-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IOTA; p27K; PROS27

Summary

The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex with a highly ordered ring-shaped 20S core structure. The core structure is composed of 4 rings of 28 non-identical subunits; 2 rings are composed of 7 alpha subunits and 2 rings are composed of 7 beta subunits. Proteasomes are distributed throughout eukaryotic cells at a high concentration and cleave peptides in an ATP/ubiquitin-dependent process in a non-lysosomal pathway. An essential function of a modified proteasome, the immunoproteasome, is the processing of class I MHC peptides. This gene encodes a member of the peptidase T1A family, that is a 20S core alpha subunit. Multiple transcript variants encoding several different isoforms have been found for this gene. A pseudogene has been identified on the Y chromosome. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Genome-wide association analysis identifies three psoriasis susceptibility loci.
GeneReviews: Not available
Myocardial infarction, susceptibility to
MedGen: C1832662OMIM: 608446GeneReviews: Not available
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Genomic context

Location:
14q13.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 14; NC_000014.9 (35278558..35317493)
Total number of exons:
8

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