NRDC, Official Symbol NRDCprovided by HGNC Official Full Name nardilysin convertaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7995 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000078618 MIM:602651; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7995 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as NRD1; hNRD1; hNRD2 Summary This gene encodes a zinc-dependent endopeptidase that cleaves peptide substrates at the N-terminus of arginine residues in dibasic moieties and is a member of the peptidase M16 family. This protein interacts with heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor and plays a role in cell migration and proliferation. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 55.2), skin (RPKM 27.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all