Target

Gene symbol :  
Ctsd
NCBI gene ID :  
13033
Gene full name :  
Cathepsin D
Synonym :  
CatD

Protein function

Protein name :  
Cathepsin D protein
Lysosomal aspartic protease essential for intracellular protein degradation and apoptosis regulation

Expected phenotype

Neurodegeneration, retinal atrophy, early postnatal lethality in null mutants

Human disease relevance

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, cancer

Model applications

Neurodegeneration and lysosomal biology models

Keywords:

lysosome, aspartic protease

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Ctsd

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