NameCathepsin D
Synonyms
  • 3.4.23.5
  • CPSD
Gene NameCTSD
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016260|Cathepsin D
MQPSSLLPLALCLLAAPASALVRIPLHKFTSIRRTMSEVGGSVEDLIAKGPVSKYSQAVP
AVTEGPIPEVLKNYMDAQYYGEIGIGTPPQCFTVVFDTGSSNLWVPSIHCKLLDIACWIH
HKYNSDKSSTYVKNGTSFDIHYGSGSLSGYLSQDTVSVPCQSASSASALGGVKVERQVFG
EATKQPGITFIAAKFDGILGMAYPRISVNNVLPVFDNLMQQKLVDQNIFSFYLSRDPDAQ
PGGELMLGGTDSKYYKGSLSYLNVTRKAYWQVHLDQVEVASGLTLCKEGCEAIVDTGTSL
MVGPVDEVRELQKAIGAVPLIQGEYMIPCEKVSTLPAITLKLGGKGYKLSPEDYTLKVSQ
AGKTLCLSGFMGMDIPPPSGPLWILGDVFIGRYYTVFDRDNNRVGFAEAARL
Number of residues412
Molecular Weight44551.845
Theoretical pI6.5
GO Classification
Functions
  • aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
Processes
  • autophagy
  • collagen catabolic process
  • extracellular matrix disassembly
  • extracellular matrix organization
  • antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class II
  • protein catabolic process
  • proteolysis
Components
  • membrane raft
  • lysosomal lumen
  • melanosome
  • extracellular region
  • extracellular space
  • lysosome
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionAspartic-type endopeptidase activity
Specific FunctionAcid protease active in intracellular protein breakdown. Involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases such as breast cancer and possibly Alzheimer disease.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID181180
UniProtKB IDP07339
UniProtKB Entry NameCATD_HUMAN
Cellular LocationLysosome
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016261|Cathepsin D (CTSD)
ATGCAGCCCTCCAGCCTTCTGCCGCTCGCCCTCTGCCTGCTGGCTGCACCCGCCTCCGCG
CTCGTCAGGATCCCGCTGCACAAGTTCACGTCCATCCGCCGGACCATGTCGGAGGTTGGG
GGCTCTGTGGAGGACCTGATTGCCAAAGGCCCCGTCTCAAAGTACTCCCAGGCGGTGCCA
GCCGTGACCGAGGGGCCCATTCCCGAGGTGCTCAAGAACTACATGGACGCCCAGTACTAC
GGGGAGATTGGCATCGGGACGCCCCCCCAGTGCTTCACAGTCGTCTTCGACACGGGCTCC
TCCAACCTGTGGGTCCCCTCCATCCACTGCAAACTGCTGGACATCGCTTGCTGGATCCAC
CACAAGTACAACAGCGACAAGTCCAGCACCTACGTGAAGAATGGTACCTCGTTTGACATC
CACTATGGCTCGGGCAGCCTCTCCGGGTACCTGAGCCAGGACACTGTGTCGGTGCCCTGC
CAGTCAGCGTCGTCAGCCTCTGCCCTGGGCGGTGTCAAAGTGGAGAGGCAGGTCTTTGGG
GAGGCCACCAAGCAGCCAGGCATCACCTTCATCGCAGCCAAGTTCGATGGCATCCTGGGC
ATGGCCTACCCCCGCATCTCCGTCAACAACGTGCTGCCCGTCTTCGACAACCTGATGCAG
CAGAAGCTGGTGGACCAGAACATCTTCTCCTTCTACCTGAGCAGGGACCCAGATGCGCAG
CCTGGGGGTGAGCTGATGCTGGGTGGCACAGACTCCAAGTATTACAAGGGTTCTCTGTCC
TACCTGAATGTCACCCGCAAGGCCTACTGGCAGGTCCACCTGGACCAGGTGGAGGTGGCC
AGCGGGCTGACCCTGTGCAAGGAGGGCTGTGAGGCCATTGTGGACACAGGCACTTCCCTC
ATGGTGGGCCCGGTGGATGAGGTGCGCGAGCTGCAGAAGGCCATCGGGGCCGTGCCGCTG
ATTCAGGGCGAGTACATGATCCCCTGTGAGAAGGTGTCCACCCTGCCCGCGATCACACTG
AAGCTGGGAGGCAAAGGCTACAAGCTGTCCCCAGAGGACTACACGCTCAAGGTGTCGCAG
GCCGGGAAGACCCTCTGCCTGAGCGGCTTCATGGGCATGGACATCCCGCCACCCAGCGGG
CCACTCTGGATCCTGGGCGACGTCTTCATCGGCCGCTACTACACTGTGTTTGACCGTGAC
AACAACAGGGTGGGCTTCGCCGAGGCTGCCCGCCTCTAG
GenBank Gene IDM11233
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCTSD
HGNC IDHGNC:2529
Chromosome Location11
Locus11p15.5
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