Gene Symbol |
CTSV
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Entrez Gene |
1515
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Alt Symbol |
CATL2, CTSL2, CTSU
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
cathepsin V
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Other Description |
cathepsin L2|cathepsin L2, preproprotein|cathepsin U
|
Swissprots |
O60911 Q5T1U0 Q2TB86 O60233
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Accessions |
BAA34365 CAF06537 CAJ78377 EAW58831 EAW58832 O60911 AB001928 BAA25909 AF070448 AAC23598 AK310645 AK310740 AK312806 BAG35664 AW444458 AY358641 AAQ89004 BC023504 AAH23504 BC110512 AAI10513 Y14734 CAA75029 NM_001201575 NP_001188504 NM_001333 NP_001324
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Function |
Cysteine protease. May have an important role in corneal physiology. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10029531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9727401}.
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Subcellular Location |
Lysosome {ECO:0000305}.
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Tissue Specificity |
Predominantly expressed in the thymus and testis. Also expressed in corneal epithelium, and to a lesser extent in conjunctival epithelium and skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10029531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9563472, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9727401}.
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Top Pathways |
Lysosome
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