Cathepsin W

Cathepsin W
Identifiers
SymbolsCTSW ; LYPN
External IDsOMIM: 602364 MGI: 1338045 HomoloGene: 37471 GeneCards: CTSW Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez152113041
EnsemblENSG00000172543ENSMUSG00000024910
UniProtP56202P56203
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001335NM_009985
RefSeq (protein)NP_001326NP_034115
Location (UCSC)Chr 11:
65.65 – 65.65 Mb
Chr 19:
5.47 – 5.47 Mb
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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. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: CTSW cathepsin W".

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