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Aliases | PGC, PEPC, PGII, gastricsin, progastricsin (pepsinogen C), progastricsin | ||||||||||||||||
External IDs | MGI: 98909 HomoloGene: 55669 GeneCards: PGC | ||||||||||||||||
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Species | Human | Mouse | |||||||||||||||
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Location (UCSC) | Chr 6: 41.74 – 41.75 Mb | Chr 17: 47.73 – 47.73 Mb | |||||||||||||||
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Gastricsin also known as pepsinogen C is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PGC gene.
Gastricsin is an aspartic proteinase that belongs to the peptidase family A1. The encoded protein is a digestive enzyme that is produced in the stomach and constitutes a major component of the gastric mucosa. This protein is also secreted into the serum. This protein is synthesized as an inactive zymogen that includes a highly basic prosegment. This enzyme is converted into its active mature form at low pH by sequential cleavage of the prosegment that is carried out by the enzyme itself.