NameHeparanase
Synonyms
  • 3.2.1.166
  • Endo-glucoronidase
  • HEP
  • Heparanase-1
  • HPA
  • HPA1
  • HPR1
  • HPSE1
  • HSE1
Gene NameHPSE
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037119|Heparanase
MLLRSKPALPPPLMLLLLGPLGPLSPGALPRPAQAQDVVDLDFFTQEPLHLVSPSFLSVT
IDANLATDPRFLILLGSPKLRTLARGLSPAYLRFGGTKTDFLIFDPKKESTFEERSYWQS
QVNQDICKYGSIPPDVEEKLRLEWPYQEQLLLREHYQKKFKNSTYSRSSVDVLYTFANCS
GLDLIFGLNALLRTADLQWNSSNAQLLLDYCSSKGYNISWELGNEPNSFLKKADIFINGS
QLGEDFIQLHKLLRKSTFKNAKLYGPDVGQPRRKTAKMLKSFLKAGGEVIDSVTWHHYYL
NGRTATKEDFLNPDVLDIFISSVQKVFQVVESTRPGKKVWLGETSSAYGGGAPLLSDTFA
AGFMWLDKLGLSARMGIEVVMRQVFFGAGNYHLVDENFDPLPDYWLSLLFKKLVGTKVLM
ASVQGSKRRKLRVYLHCTNTDNPRYKEGDLTLYAINLHNVTKYLRLPYPFSNKQVDKYLL
RPLGPHGLLSKSVQLNGLTLKMVDDQTLPPLMEKPLRPGSSLGLPAFSYSFFVIRNAKVA
ACI
Number of residues543
Molecular Weight61148.17
Theoretical pI9.72
GO Classification
Functions
  • beta-glucuronidase activity
  • heparanase activity
  • syndecan binding
  • protein dimerization activity
Processes
  • positive regulation of osteoblast proliferation
  • carbohydrate metabolic process
  • proteoglycan metabolic process
  • regulation of hair follicle development
  • vascular wound healing
  • positive regulation of blood coagulation
  • positive regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor production
  • positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling
  • glycosaminoglycan metabolic process
  • glycosaminoglycan catabolic process
  • cell-matrix adhesion
  • heparan sulfate proteoglycan catabolic process
  • positive regulation of hair follicle development
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • nucleoplasm
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
  • membrane raft
  • lysosomal membrane
  • lysosomal lumen
  • extracellular region
  • nucleus
  • lysosome
General FunctionSyndecan binding
Specific FunctionEndoglycosidase that cleaves heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) into heparan sulfate side chains and core proteoglycans. Participates in extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation and remodeling. Selectively cleaves the linkage between a glucuronic acid unit and an N-sulfo glucosamine unit carrying either a 3-O-sulfo or a 6-O-sulfo group. Can also cleave the linkage between a glucuronic acid unit and an N-sulfo glucosamine unit carrying a 2-O-sulfo group, but not linkages between a glucuronic acid unit and a 2-O-sulfated iduronic acid moiety. It is essentially inactive at neutral pH but becomes active under acidic conditions such as during tumor invasion and in inflammatory processes. Facilitates cell migration associated with metastasis, wound healing and inflammation. Enhances shedding of syndecans, and increases endothelial invasion and angiogenesis in myelomas. Acts as procoagulant by increasing the generation of activation factor X in the presence of tissue factor and activation factor VII. Increases cell adhesion to the extacellular matrix (ECM), independent of its enzymatic activity. Induces AKT1/PKB phosphorylation via lipid rafts increasing cell mobility and invasion. Heparin increases this AKT1/PKB activation. Regulates osteogenesis. Enhances angiogenesis through up-regulation of SRC-mediated activation of VEGF. Implicated in hair follicle inner root sheath differentiation and hair homeostasis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID5616197
UniProtKB IDQ9Y251
UniProtKB Entry NameHPSE_HUMAN
Cellular LocationLysosome membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010746|Heparanase (HPSE)
ATGCTGCTGCGCTCGAAGCCTGCGCTGCCGCCGCCGCTGATGCTGCTGCTCCTGGGGCCG
CTGGGTCCCCTCTCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCCCCGACCTGCGCAAGCACAGGACGTCGTGGAC
CTGGACTTCTTCACCCAGGAGCCGCTGCACCTGGTGAGCCCCTCGTTCCTGTCCGTCACC
ATTGACGCCAACCTGGCCACGGACCCGCGGTTCCTCATCCTCCTGGGTTCTCCAAAGCTT
CGTACCTTGGCCAGAGGCTTGTCTCCTGCGTACCTGAGGTTTGGTGGCACCAAGACAGAC
TTCCTAATTTTCGATCCCAAGAAGGAATCAACCTTTGAAGAGAGAAGTTACTGGCAATCT
CAAGTCAACCAGGATATTTGCAAATATGGATCCATCCCTCCTGATGTGGAGGAGAAGTTA
CGGTTGGAATGGCCCTACCAGGAGCAATTGCTACTCCGAGAACACTACCAGAAAAAGTTC
AAGAACAGCACCTACTCAAGAAGCTCTGTAGATGTGCTATACACTTTTGCAAACTGCTCA
GGACTGGACTTGATCTTTGGCCTAAATGCGTTATTAAGAACAGCAGATTTGCAGTGGAAC
AGTTCTAATGCTCAGTTGCTCCTGGACTACTGCTCTTCCAAGGGGTATAACATTTCTTGG
GAACTAGGCAATGAACCTAACAGTTTCCTTAAGAAGGCTGATATTTTCATCAATGGGTCG
CAGTTAGGAGAAGATTTTATTCAATTGCATAAACTTCTAAGAAAGTCCACCTTCAAAAAT
GCAAAACTCTATGGTCCTGATGTTGGTCAGCCTCGAAGAAAGACGGCTAAGATGCTGAAG
AGCTTCCTGAAGGCTGGTGGAGAAGTGATTGATTCAGTTACATGGCATCACTACTATTTG
AATGGACGGACTGCTACCAAGGAAGATTTTCTAAACCCTGATGTATTGGACATTTTTATT
TCATCTGTGCAAAAAGTTTTCCAGGTGGTTGAGAGCACCAGGCCTGGCAAGAAGGTCTGG
TTAGGAGAAACAAGCTCTGCATATGGAGGCGGAGCGCCCTTGCTATCCGACACCTTTGCA
GCTGGCTTTATGTGGCTGGATAAATTGGGCCTGTCAGCCCGAATGGGAATAGAAGTGGTG
ATGAGGCAAGTATTCTTTGGAGCAGGAAACTACCATTTAGTGGATGAAAACTTCGATCCT
TTACCTGATTATTGGCTATCTCTTCTGTTCAAGAAATTGGTGGGCACCAAGGTGTTAATG
GCAAGCGTGCAAGGTTCAAAGAGAAGGAAGCTTCGAGTATACCTTCATTGCACAAACACT
GACAATCCAAGGTATAAAGAAGGAGATTTAACTCTGTATGCCATAAACCTCCATAATGTC
ACCAAGTACTTGCGGTTACCCTATCCTTTTTCTAACAAGCAAGTGGATAAATACCTTCTA
AGACCTTTGGGACCTCATGGATTACTTTCCAAATCTGTCCAACTCAATGGTCTAACTCTA
AAGATGGTGGATGATCAAACCTTGCCACCTTTAATGGAAAAACCTCTCCGGCCAGGAAGT
TCACTGGGCTTGCCAGCTTTCTCATATAGTTTTTTTGTGATAAGAAATGCCAAAGTTGCT
GCTTGCATCTGA
GenBank Gene IDAF152376
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDHPSE
HGNC IDHGNC:5164
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q21.3
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