Gene Information
Gene NameCTSV
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length334
Protein NamesCathepsin L2 (EC 3.4.22.43) (Cathepsin U) (Cathepsin V)
Target Namecathepsin l2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000136943 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO60911
Gene CardCTSV
Uniprot IDO60911
PfamPF08246; PF00112
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.148689343)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CTSV ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ CTSV ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ CTSL ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ CTSV ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CTSV ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CTSV ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ctsl ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CTSV ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCTSK, CTSH, TINAGL1, CTSO, CTSW, CTSF, TINAG, CTSB, CTSC, CTSZ, CTSS, CTSL
Tissueskin, testis, heart, zone.of.skin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in the thymus and testis. Also expressed in corneal epithelium, and to a lesser extent in conjunctival epithelium and skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10029531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9563472, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9727401}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1FH0  (X-ray  1.60A  3H6S  (X-ray  2.22A  3KFQ  (X-ray  1.99A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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