PRSS3

Chr 9

serine protease 3

Also known as: MTG, PRSS4, T9, TRY3, TRY4

This gene encodes a trypsinogen, a digestive serine protease that cleaves proteins preferentially after arginine residues and has activity against Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitors. Mutations cause hereditary pancreatitis with autosomal dominant inheritance, typically presenting with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain beginning in childhood or adolescence. The gene is not highly constrained against loss-of-function variants, consistent with pancreatitis being the primary manifestation rather than a severe multisystem disorder.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
DNmechanismLOEUF 1.90
Clinical SummaryPRSS3
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.90LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -1.24
OE 1.41 (0.931.90)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-0.03Z-score
OE missense 1.01 (0.891.15)
159 obs / 157.8 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.41 (0.931.90)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.01 (0.891.15)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.77
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 15 / 10.6Missense obs/exp: 159 / 157.8Syn Z: 1.44
DN
0.6161th %ile
GOF
0.5367th %ile
LOF
0.4529th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is dominant-negative.

DNprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

PRSS3 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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