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Proteinase 3
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Proteinase 3, also known as PRTN3, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRTN3 gene.[5]
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PRTN3 is a serine protease enzyme expressed mainly in neutrophil granulocytes. Its exact role in the function of the neutrophil is unknown, but, in human neutrophils, proteinase 3 contributes to the proteolytic generation of antimicrobial peptides. It is also the target of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) of the c-ANCA (cytoplasmic subtype) class, a type of antibody frequently found in the disease granulomatosis with polyangiitis.[6]
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