Gene Information
Gene NameHPSE
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length543
Protein NamesHeparanase (EC 3.2.1.166) (Endo-glucoronidase) (Heparanase-1) (Hpa1) [Cleaved into: Heparanase 8 kDa subunit; Heparanase 50 kDa subunit]
Target Nameheparanase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000173083 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y251
Gene CardHPSE
Uniprot IDQ9Y251
PfamPF03662
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.183447728)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HPSE ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HPSE ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HPSE ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HPSE ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hpse ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HPSE ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hpse ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HPSE ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHPSE2
ParalogsHPSE2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in placenta and spleen and weakly expressed in lymph node, thymus, peripheral blood leukocytes, bone marrow, endothelial cells, fetal liver and tumor tissues. Also expressed in hair follicles, specifically in both Henle's and Huxley's layers of inner the root sheath (IRS) at anagen phase. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10395326, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10405343, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10764835, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18557927, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20309870}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5E8M  (X-ray  1.75A  5E97  (X-ray  1.63A  5E98  (X-ray  1.63A  5E9B  (X-ray  1.88A  5E9C  (X-ray  1.73A  5L9Y  (X-ray  1.88A  5L9Z  (X-ray  1.57A  5LA4  (X-ray  1.90A  5LA7  (X-ray  1.94A  6ZDM  (X-ray  1.71A  7PR7  (X-ray  1.52A  7PR8  (X-ray  1.66A  7PRT  (X-ray  1.70A  7RG8  (X-ray  1.30A 
DBSNP rs11099592 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein. Secreted. Nucleus. Note=Proheparanase is secreted via vesicles of the Golgi. Interacts with cell membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs). Endocytosed and accumulates in endosomes. Transferred to lysosomes where it is proteolytically cleaved to produce the active enzyme. Under certain stimuli, transferred to the cell surface. Associates with lipid rafts. Colocalizes with SDC1 in endosomal/lysosomal vesicles. Accumulates in perinuclear lysosomal vesicles. Heparin retains proheparanase in the extracellular medium (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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