Gene Information
Gene NameCTSD
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length412
Protein NamesCathepsin D (EC 3.4.23.5) [Cleaved into: Cathepsin D light chain; Cathepsin D heavy chain]
Target Namecathepsin d
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000117984 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP07339
Gene CardCTSD
Uniprot IDP07339
PfamPF07966; PF00026
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.159495289)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ CTSD ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CTSD ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CTSD ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ctsd ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CTSD ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ctsd ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNAPSA, REN, CTSE
ParalogsPGC, BACE2, REN, CTSE, BACE1, NAPSA, PGA5, PGA4, PGA3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the aorta extracellular space (at protein level) (PubMed:20551380). Expressed in liver (at protein level) (PubMed:1426530). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1426530, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20551380}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1LYA  (X-ray  2.50A  1LYB  (X-ray  2.50A  1LYW  (X-ray  2.50A  4OBZ  (X-ray  2.90A  4OC6  (X-ray  2.64A  4OD9  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs17571  rs121912789  rs147278302  rs121912790 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome. Melanosome. Secreted, extracellular space. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. In aortic samples, detected as an extracellular protein loosely bound to the matrix (PubMed:20551380). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20551380}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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