Entrez gene ID | | 1520 |
Official gene symbol | | CTSS |
Full name | | cathepsin S |
Aliases | | ,MGC3886, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the peptidase C1 family, is a lysosomal cysteine proteinase that may participate in the degradation of antigenic proteins to peptides for presentation on MHC class II molecules. The encoded protein can function as an elastase over a broad pH range in alveolar macrophages. Transcript variants utilizing alternative polyadenylation signals exist for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q21 |
Gene position | | 150738305 - 150702551 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 35755 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 116845 |
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