Cathepsin L2

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CTSV
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases CTSV, cathepsin V, CATL2, CTSL2, CTSU
External IDs MGI: 88564 HomoloGene: 76699 GeneCards: CTSV
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

1515

13039

Ensembl

ENSG00000136943

ENSMUSG00000021477

UniProt

O60911

P06797

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001333
NM_001201575

NM_009984

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001188504.1
NP_001324.2

NP_034114.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 9: 97.03 – 97.04 Mb Chr 13: 64.36 – 64.37 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Cathepsin L2, also known as cathepsin V and encoded by the CTSL2 gene, is a human gene.[3]

The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the peptidase C1 family, is a lysosomal cysteine proteinase that may play an important role in corneal physiology. This gene is expressed in colorectal and breast carcinomas but not in normal colon, mammary gland, or peritumoral tissues, suggesting a possible role for this gene in tumor processes.

Clinical significance

Cathepsin L2 may play a role in the pathogenesis of keratoconus.[4]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Entrez Gene: CTSL2 cathepsin L2".
  4. Kenney MC, Chwa M, Atilano SR, Tran A, Carballo M, Saghizadeh M, Vasiliou V, Adachi W, Brown DJ (2005). "Increased levels of catalase and cathepsin V/L2 but decreased TIMP-1 in keratoconus corneas: evidence that oxidative stress plays a role in this disorder". Invest. Ophthal. Vis. Sci. 46: 823–832. doi:10.1167/iovs.04-0549. PMID 15728537.

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