CTSS — Cathepsin S
CTSS belongs to a gene co-expression module in 10 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
CTSS's module in each cell type
About the gene
| Chromosome | 1: 150730079-150765957 |
|---|---|
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Enzymes, Metabolic proteins, Plasma proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Molecular function | Hydrolase, Protease, Thiol protease |
Function
Thiol protease. Key protease responsible for the removal of the invariant chain from MHC class II molecules and MHC class II antigen presentation. The bond-specificity of this proteinase is in part similar to the specificities of cathepsin L
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.