Gene Information
Gene NameCST9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length159
Protein NamesCystatin-9 (Cystatin-like molecule)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000173335 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ5W186
Gene CardCST9
Uniprot IDQ5W186
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.101004532)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CST9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CST9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCST3, CST2, CST4, CST1, CST5, CST8, CST9L, CSTL1, CST11, CST6, CST7
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in heart, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle and pancreas (PubMed:12535658). Not expressed in brain (PubMed:12535658). Expressed in epididymis, kidney, testis, spinal cord, and thymus with a strong expression in epididymis and kidney and a weak expression in the spinal cord and thymus (PubMed:20565543). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535658, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20565543}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2983640 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535658}. Note=May be targeted through the Golgi via the secretory pathway. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535658}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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