Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the peptidyl arginine deiminase family of enzymes, which catalyze the post-translational deimination of proteins by converting arginine residues into citrullines in the presence of calcium ions. The family members have distinct substrate specificities and tissue-specific expression patterns. The type III enzyme modulates hair structural proteins, such as filaggrin in the hair follicle and trichohyalin in the inner root sheath, during hair follicle formation. Together with the type I enzyme, this enzyme may also play a role in terminal differentiation of the epidermis. This gene exists in a cluster with four other paralogous genes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
UniProt Summary: Catalyzes the deimination of arginine residues of proteins. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27866708}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
PAD N
PAD M
PAD
GO Terms
protein citrullination
histone citrullination
protein-arginine deiminase activity
peptidyl-arginine modification
histone modification
covalent chromatin modification
chromatin organization
calcium ion binding
peptidyl-amino acid modification
chromosome organization
identical protein binding
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)