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Facts about Cathepsin E.
May play a role in activation-induced lymphocyte depletion in the thymus, and in neuronal degeneration and glial cell activation in the brain. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CTSE |
| Uniprot: | P14091 |
| Entrez: | 1510 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase A1 family |

CATE; Cathepsin E; CTSE; EC 3.4.23; EC 3.4.23.34; erythrocyte membrane aspartic proteinase; slow-moving proteinase
Mass (kDA):
42.794 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q32.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (206009264..206023899, complement) |
Expressed abundantly in the stomach, the Clara cells of the lung and activated B-lymphocytes, and at lower levels in lymph nodes, skin and spleen. Not expressed in resting B- lymphocytes.
Endosome. The proenzyme is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, while the mature enzyme is localized to the endosome.





PMID: 2674141 by Azuma T., et al. Human gastric cathepsin E. Predicted sequence, localization to chromosome 1, and sequence homology with other aspartic proteinases.
PMID: 1370478 by Azuma T., et al. Human gastric cathepsin E gene. Multiple transcripts result from alternative polyadenylation of the primary transcripts of a single gene locus at 1q31-q32.