Protein Z

PROZ
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesPROZ, PZ, Protein Z, protein Z, vitamin K dependent plasma glycoprotein
External IDsOMIM: 176895; MGI: 1860488; HomoloGene: 2890; GeneCards: PROZ; OMA:PROZ - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001256134
NM_003891

NM_025834
NM_001357219
NM_001357220

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001243063
NP_003882

NP_080110
NP_001344148
NP_001344149

Location (UCSC)Chr 13: 113.16 – 113.17 MbChr 8: 13.11 – 13.13 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Protein Z (PZ or PROZ), vitamin K-dependent protein Z, is a protein encoded in the human by the PROZ gene.[5][6]

Protein Z is a member of the coagulation cascade, the group of blood proteins that leads to the formation of blood clots. It is a glycoprotein. Protein Z functions to inhibit blood coagulation by binding to an inhibitor.[7] It is a GLA domain protein and thus Vitamin K-dependent, and its functionality is therefore impaired in warfarin therapy.

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000126231Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031445Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Ichinose A, Takeya H, Espling E, Iwanaga S, Kisiel W, Davie EW (November 1990). "Amino acid sequence of human protein Z, a vitamin K-dependent plasma glycoprotein". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 172 (3): 1139–1144. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(90)91566-B. PMID 2244898.
  6. ^ Sejima H, Hayashi T, Deyashiki Y, Nishioka J, Suzuki K (September 1990). "Primary structure of vitamin K-dependent human protein Z". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 171 (2): 661–668. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(90)91197-Z. PMID 2403355.
  7. ^ Wei Z, Yan Y, Carrell RW, Zhou A (October 2009). "Crystal structure of protein Z-dependent inhibitor complex shows how protein Z functions as a cofactor in the membrane inhibition of factor X". Blood. 114 (17): 3662–3667. doi:10.1182/blood-2009-04-210021. PMC 2766681. PMID 19528533.