Cpa2 - carboxypeptidase A2, pancreatic

This gene encodes a member of the carboxypeptidase A family of zinc metalloproteases. The encoded preproprotein undergoes proteolytic processing that removes the N-terminal activation peptide to generate a functional enzyme. This gene is expressed by the pancreatic exocrine cells which secrete the enzyme during digestion. This gene is located in a cluster of carboxypeptidase genes on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]