The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Kallikrein 6 across different species:

kallikrein-related peptidase 6 (KLK6), kallikrein 1-related peptidase b21 (Klk1b21), kallikrein 6 (klk6), kallikrein related-peptidase 6 (Klk6)

Other aliases include:

hK6, Bssp, Klk7, SP59, ZYME, PRSS9, PRSS18, MGC9355, NEUROSIN, rk8, KLK8, Klk6, rGK-8, Klk1c8, klk6, Prss9

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Kallikrein 6:

kallikrein-related peptidase 6 – protease M – protease, serine, 9 – protease, serine, 18 – kallikrein 6 (neurosin, zyme) – kallikrein 1-related peptidase b21 – kallikrein 6 – P1 Kallikrein – serine protease – kallikrein related-peptidase 6 – kallikrein 6 (neurosin) – protease serine 9 (neurosin)

Kallikrein 6 fulfills a number of functions:

peptidase activity – protein binding – serine-type endopeptidase activity

Kallikrein 6 is relevant to the following processes:

amyloid precursor protein metabolic process – central nervous system development – collagen catabolic process – hormone metabolic process – myelination – positive regulation of G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – protein autoprocessing – proteolysis – regulation of cell differentiation – response to wounding – tissue regeneration

Locations for Kallikrein 6:

cytoplasm – endoplasmic reticulum – extracellular region – microsome – mitochondrion – nucleolus – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology