Gene Information
Gene NameCST6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length149
Protein NamesCystatin-M (Cystatin-6) (Cystatin-E)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000175315 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ15828
Gene CardCST6
Uniprot IDQ15828
PfamPF00031
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.994588609)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CST6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CST6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CST6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CST6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cst6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CST6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cst6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCST3, CST4, CST5, CST2, CST1
ParalogsCST3, CST2, CST4, CST1, CST5, CST8, CST9, CST9L, CSTL1, CST11, CST7
Tissueskin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityRestricted to the stratum granulosum of normal skin, the stratum granulosum/spinosum of psoriatic skin, and the secretory coils of eccrine sweat glands. Low expression levels are found in the nasal cavity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11348457}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4N6L  (X-ray  1.95A  4N6M  (X-ray  2.90A  4N6N  (X-ray  1.87A  4N6O  (X-ray  1.80A  6FK0  (X-ray  2.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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