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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Calcium-Binding Proteins > S100 Proteins > S100 Calcium Binding Protein A7
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > S100 Proteins > S100 Calcium Binding Protein A7

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S100 Calcium Binding Protein A7  

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Entry terms

  • Psoriasin
  • S100 A7 Protein
  • S100-A7 Protein
  • S100A7 Protein

Scope note

  • An S100 calcium binding protein that contains two EF HAND MOTIFS and also binds zinc. It is secreted via a non-classical secretory pathway and expressed by KERATINOCYTES and epithelial cells of the tongue. It has antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities and is highly expressed in the skin of patients with PSORIASIS, as well as in bladder and skin epithelial carcinomas.

History note

  • 2018

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000075023

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