Cathepsin W

Cathepsin W
Identifiers
Symbols CTSW; LYPN
External IDs OMIM602364 MGI1338045 HomoloGene37471 GeneCards: CTSW Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1521 13041
Ensembl ENSG00000172543 ENSMUSG00000024910
UniProt P56202 Q8C2M0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001335 NM_009985.4
RefSeq (protein) NP_001326 NP_034115.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
65.65 – 65.65 Mb
Chr 19:
5.47 – 5.47 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Cathepsin W is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CTSW gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the peptidase C1 family, is a cysteine proteinase that may have a specific function in the mechanism or regulation of T-cell cytolytic activity. The encoded protein is found associated with the membrane inside the endoplasmic reticulum of natural killer and cytotoxic T-cells. Expression of this gene is up-regulated by interleukin-2.[3]

References

  1. ^ Linnevers C, Smeekens SP, Bromme D (May 1997). "Human cathepsin W, a putative cysteine protease predominantly expressed in CD8+ T-lymphocytes". FEBS Lett 405 (3): 253–9. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(97)00118-X. PMID 9108299. 
  2. ^ Wex T, Levy B, Smeekens SP, Ansorge S, Desnick RJ, Bromme D (Aug 1998). "Genomic structure, chromosomal localization, and expression of human cathepsin W". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 248 (2): 255–61. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.8954. PMID 9675123. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CTSW cathepsin W". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1521. 

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