Official Symbol
PCBP1-AS1 provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
aspartic peptidase retroviral like 1
Gene ID
151516
Chromosome
chr2
Start Site
69962263
End Site
70103220
Strand
-
Assembly
GRCh38
Biotype
lncRNA
Also known as
ADLI|MUNO|SASP|SASPase|Taps
Summary
Filaggrin is a structural protein that is crucial for in the development and maintenance of the skin barrier. This gene encodes a retroviral-like protease involved in profilaggrin-to-filaggrin processing. Expression is found primarily in the epidermis and inner root sheath of hair follicles. [provided by RefSeq, May 2017]