Full name: carboxypeptidase A2, pancreatic

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the carboxypeptidase A family of zinc metalloproteases. The encoded preproprotein undergoes proteolytic processing that removes the N-terminal activation peptide to generate a functional enzyme. This gene is expressed by the pancreatic exocrine cells which secrete the enzyme during digestion. This gene is located in a cluster of carboxypeptidase genes on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

Expression: Biased expression in spleen adult (RPKM 67.2), small intestine adult (RPKM 62.2) and 2 other tissues

Gene size: 22835bp

Exon count: 12