PRSS42P, Official Symbol PRSS42Pprovided by HGNC Official Full Name serine protease 42, pseudogeneprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30716 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000178055 AllianceGenome:HGNC:30716 Gene type pseudo RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PRSS42; TESSP2 Summary This gene encodes a member of a cluster of testis-specific serine proteases. The orthologous mouse gene is expressed during meiosis in pachytene spermatocytes and is required for germ cell survival. This human locus is represented as a pseudogene because it contains an early stop codon that disrupts the trypsin domain, compared to the mouse ortholog. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2019] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all