| ncRNA Symbol: | LONP2 | | Full Name: | lon peptidase 2, peroxisomal | | Category: | mRNA | | Synonyms: | LONP|LONPL|PLON|PSLON | | Chromosome: | chr16 | | Strand: | + | | Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 48244296 | End Site(bp): | 48363122 | | | Gene Summary: | In human, peroxisomes function primarily to catalyze fatty acid beta-oxidation and, as a by-product, produce hydrogen peroxide and superoxide. The protein encoded by this gene is an ATP-dependent protease that likely plays a role in maintaining overall peroxisome homeostasis as well as proteolytically degrading peroxisomal proteins damaged by oxidation. The protein has an N-terminal Lon N substrate recognition domain, an ATPase domain, a proteolytic domain, and, in some isoforms, a C-terminal peroxisome targeting sequence. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2017] | | External Links: | |
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