Pgc - progastricsin (pepsinogen C)

Predicted to enable aspartic-type endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of antibacterial peptide production. Predicted to act upstream of or within digestion and proteolysis. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in stomach epithelium. Orthologous to human PGC (progastricsin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]