What is "prins"

Prins (Dutch: Prince) is a Dutch surname. In 2007, Prins was the 48th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,361 people). The surname rarely if ever derives from an ancestor who was a prince. Instead, the original may have lived in or worked at a location, like a windmill or inn, with that name, or simply was called "the prince" by friends. People with the name Prins include:

• A. H. J. Prins (1921–2000), Dutch Africanist and maritime anthropologist
• :de:Adolphe Prins (1845–1919), Belgian jurist and criminologist
• Alwin de Prins (born 1978), Luxembourgish swimmer
• Anthony Winkler Prins (1817–1903), author of Winkler Prins a Dutch encyclopedia
• :nl:Ary Prins (1816–1867), Dutch jurist and politician, twice interim Governor General of the Dutch East Indies
• Benjamin Prins (1860 – 1934), Dutch genre artist
• Co Prins (1938–1987), Dutch football player
• Dave Prins (born 1968), English darts player
• Gert-Jan Prins (born 1961), Dutch musician
• Harald E. L. Prins (born 1951), Dutch anthropologist in the US
• :de:Hendrik Jacobus Prins (1889–1958), Dutch chemist, discovered the Prins reaction
• Igor Prins (born 1966), Estonian football player and coach
• Jan Prins (1944–2008), Dutch newspaper editor and journalist
• :de:Johannes Jacobus Prins (1814–1898), Dutch theologian
• Lodewijk Prins (1913–1999), Dutch chess player
• Nomi Prins, American author and journalist
• :de:Pierre Ernest Prins (1838–1913), French painter and sculptor
• Piet Prins, pen name of Piet Jongeling (1909–1985), Dutch politician and children's book author
• Ray Prins (born 1951), Canadian politician
• Stanislav Prins (born 1988), Estonian footballer

PRINS (psoriasis associated RNA induced by stress) is a long non-coding RNA. Its expression is induced by stress, and it may have a protective role in cells exposed to stress. It is over-expressed in the skin of patients with psoriasis. It regulates G1P3, a gene encoding a protein with anti- apoptotic effects in keratinocytes. Overexpression of PRINS may contribute to psoriasis via the down-regulation of G1P3.

PRINS may mean:

• The Dutch surname Prins
• PRINS (gene) a non-coding RNA gene