Short Description: Elastases form a subfamily of serine proteases that hydrolyze many proteins in addition to elastin. Humans have six elastase genes which encode the structurally similar proteins elastase 1, 2, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. Unlike other elastases, elastase 3A has little elastolytic activity. Like most of the human elastases, elastase 3A is secreted from the pancreas as a zymogen and, like other serine proteases such as trypsin, chymotrypsin and kallikrein, it has a digestive function in the intestine. Elastase 3A preferentially cleaves proteins after alanine residues. Elastase 3A may also function in the intestinal transport and metabolism of cholesterol. Both elastase 3A and elastase 3B have been referred to as protease E and as elastase 1. More information related to gene Elastase 3A.
Synonyms and alternative names related to Elastase 3A
chymotrypsin like elastase family member 3A (CELA3A)
chymotrypsin like elastase family member 3A S homeolog (cela3a.S)
chymotrypsin like elastase family member 3A (cela3a)
ELA3
ELA3A
ela3a
Gene-IDs for different species
Protein level used designations for Elastase 3A
chymotrypsin-like elastase family member 3A
elastase 1
elastase 3A, pancreatic
elastase IIIA
elastase-3A
protease E
chymotrypsin-like elastase family, member 3A
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