GZMK (granzyme K)

2014-11-01  

Identity

HGNC
LOCATION
5q11.2
LOCUSID
ALIAS
TRYP2

Other Information

Locus ID:

NCBI: 3003
MIM: 600784
HGNC: 4711
Ensembl: ENSG00000113088

Variants:

dbSNP: 3003
ClinVar: 3003
TCGA: ENSG00000113088
COSMIC: GZMK

RNA/Proteins

Gene IDTranscript IDUniprot
ENSG00000113088ENST00000231009P49863

Expression (GTEx)

0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35

Protein levels (Protein atlas)

Not detected
Low
Medium
High

References

Pubmed IDYearTitleCitations
216660612011Unexpected role for granzyme K in CD56bright NK cell-mediated immunoregulation of multiple sclerosis.49
190599122009Granzyme K displays highly restricted substrate specificity that only partially overlaps with granzyme A.21
123844992002The 2.2-A crystal structure of human pro-granzyme K reveals a rigid zymogen with unusual features.20
173083072007Granzyme K directly processes bid to release cytochrome c and endonuclease G leading to mitochondria-dependent cell death.19
247114072014Granzyme K synergistically potentiates LPS-induced cytokine responses in human monocytes.19
170089162007Granzyme K cleaves the nucleosome assembly protein SET to induce single-stranded DNA nicks of target cells.17
123877262003Formation of active monomers from tetrameric human beta-tryptase.11
174384532007Altered levels and molecular forms of granzyme k in plasma from septic patients.11
192018682009Ignition of p53 bomb sensitizes tumor cells to granzyme K-mediated cytolysis.11
269366342016Extracellular granzyme K mediates endothelial activation through the cleavage of protease-activated receptor-1.7

Citation

Dessen P

GZMK (granzyme K)

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2014-11-01

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/gene/64142/gzmk