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Facts about Cathepsin L2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CTSV |
| Uniprot: | O60911 |
| Entrez: | 1515 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase C1 family |

Cathepsin L2; Cathepsin U; Cathepsin V; CATL2; CTSL2; CTSUcathepsin L2, preproprotein; CTSVMGC125957; EC 3.4.22; EC 3.4.22.43
Mass (kDA):
37.329 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 9q22.33 |
| Sequence: | 9; NC_000009.12 (97029677..97039643, complement) |
Predominantly expressed in the thymus and testis. Also expressed in corneal epithelium, and to a lesser extent in conjunctival epithelium and skin.
Lysosome.




PMID: 9563472 by Santamaria I., et al. Cathepsin L2, a novel human cysteine proteinase produced by breast and colorectal carcinomas.
PMID: 9727401 by Adachi W., et al. Isolation and characterization of human cathepsin V: a major proteinase in corneal epithelium.