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Gene information for CTSE (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1510
Official gene symbolCTSE
Full namecathepsin E
Aliases,CATE,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a gastric aspartyl protease that functions as a disulfide-linked homodimer. This protease, which is a member of the peptidase C1 family, has a specificity similar to that of pepsin A and cathepsin D. It is an intracellular proteinase that does not appear to be involved in the digestion of dietary protein and is found in highest concentration in the surface of epithelial mucus-producing cells of the stomach. It is the first aspartic proteinase expressed in the fetal stomach and is found in more than half of gastric cancers. It appears, therefore, to be an oncofetal antigen. Transcript variants utilizing alternative polyadenylation signals and two transcript variants encoding different isoforms exist for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q31
Gene position206317459 - 206332104  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size14646 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID116890