CAAX prenyl protease 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RCE1 gene.[5][6][7]

RCE1
Identifiers
AliasesRCE1, FACE2, RCE1A, RCE1B, Ras converting CAAX endopeptidase 1
External IDsOMIM: 605385; MGI: 1336895; HomoloGene: 3769; GeneCards: RCE1; OMA:RCE1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005133
NM_001032279

NM_023131

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001027450
NP_005124

NP_075620
NP_001355641
NP_001355642
NP_001355643
NP_001355644

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 66.84 – 66.85 MbChr 19: 4.62 – 4.63 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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This gene encodes an integral membrane protein which is classified as a member of the metalloproteinase family. This enzyme is thought to function in the maintenance and processing of CAAX-type prenylated proteins.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000173653Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024889Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Otto JC, Kim E, Young SG, Casey PJ (Apr 1999). "Cloning and characterization of a mammalian prenyl protein-specific protease". J Biol Chem. 274 (13): 8379–82. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.13.8379. PMID 10085068.
  6. ^ Freije JM, Blay P, Pendas AM, Cadinanos J, Crespo P, Lopez-Otin C (Jul 1999). "Identification and chromosomal location of two human genes encoding enzymes potentially involved in proteolytic maturation of farnesylated proteins". Genomics. 58 (3): 270–80. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.5834. PMID 10373325.
  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: RCE1 RCE1 homolog, prenyl protein peptidase (S. cerevisiae)".

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