PRSS2

Protease, serine, 2 (trypsin 2) is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the PRSS2 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene encodes a is_associated_with::trypsinogen, which is a member of the is_associated_with::trypsin family of is_associated_with::serine proteases. This enzyme is secreted by the is_associated_with::pancreas and cleaved to its active form in the is_associated_with::small intestine. It is active on is_associated_with::peptide linkages involving the carboxyl group of is_associated_with::lysine or is_associated_with::arginine. This gene and several other trypsinogen genes are localized to the T cell receptor beta locus on chromosome 7. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].