Human, Mouse and Rat Degradomes in Numbers

This table resumes the total number of protease genes in the human, mouse and rat genomes, including orthologous genes, and human-, mouse- or rat-specific genes.  Some functional genes have been inactivated by deleterious mutations in one species, and they are mentioned, although they are not included in the final count.


Catalytic class

Total Aspartic Cysteine Metallo Serine Threonine
Human proteases 561 21 148 186 178 28
Mouse proteases 641 27 163 198 227 26
Rat proteases
626
24
160
192
221
29







Rat/human orthologs 524 21 135 177 165 26
Rat/mouse orthologs 583
24
151
191
191
26







Rat-specific 42
0 9
1
29 3
Rodent-specific 62
3
16
15 28
0
Human-specific 31
0
11
9
9
2







Human gene/rat pseudogene 9
0
3
3
3
0
Rat gene/human pseudogene 21
1
1
7
12
0







Mouse gene/rat pseudogene
12
1
2
4
5
0
Rat gene/mouse pseudogene
1
0
1
0
0
0


















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