Gene Symbol | CTSV |
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Entrez Gene | 1515 |
Alt Symbol | CATL2, CTSL2, CTSU |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | cathepsin V |
Other Description | cathepsin L2|cathepsin L2, preproprotein|cathepsin U |
Swissprots | O60911 Q5T1U0 Q2TB86 O60233 |
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 |
Function | Cysteine protease. May have an important role in corneal physiology. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10029531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9727401}. |
Subcellular Location | Lysosome {ECO:0000305}. |
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}. |
Top Pathways | Lysosome |