Gene Information
Gene NameKLK5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length293
Protein NamesKallikrein-5 (EC 3.4.21.-) (Kallikrein-like protein 2) (KLK-L2) (Stratum corneum tryptic enzyme)
Target Namekallikrein-5
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000167754 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y337
Gene CardKLK5
Uniprot IDQ9Y337
PfamPF00089
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.466910445)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KLK5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KLK5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Klk5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KLK5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Klk5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KLK5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPRSS3, PRSS3P4, PRSS1
ParalogsKLK4, KLK7, KLK3, KLK2, KLK8, KLK1, KLK11, KLK14, KLK12, PRSS58, TMPRSS4, PRSS54
Tissueskin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skin, breast, brain and testis. Expressed at the stratum granulosum of palmar skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19190773}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2PSX  (X-ray  2.30A  2PSY  (X-ray  2.30A  6QFE  (X-ray  1.67A 
DBSNP rs2232532  rs183854 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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