CTSW (cathepsin W)

Gene

• Entrez ID: 1521
• Gene name: Cathepsin W
• Gene symbol: CTSW
• Synonyms (NCBI Gene): LYPN
• Chromosome: 11
• Chromosome location: 11q13.1
• Summary: The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the peptidase C1 family, is a cysteine proteinase that may have a specific function in the mechanism or regulation of T-cell cytolytic activity. The encoded protein is found associated with the membrane inside

miRNA

miRTarBase ID	miRNA	Experiments	Reference
MIRT018737	hsa-miR-335-5p	Microarray	18185580

Gene ontology (GO)

GO ID	Ontology	Definition	Evidence	Reference
GO:0002376	Process	Immune system process	IEA
GO:0004197	Function	Cysteine-type endopeptidase activity	IBA
GO:0005576	Component	Extracellular region	TAS
GO:0005615	Component	Extracellular space	IBA
GO:0005737	Component	Cytoplasm	IEA
GO:0005764	Component	Lysosome	IBA
GO:0005783	Component	Endoplasmic reticulum	IEA
GO:0006508	Process	Proteolysis	IEA
GO:0006955	Process	Immune response	TAS	9823953
GO:0008233	Function	Peptidase activity	IEA
GO:0008234	Function	Cysteine-type peptidase activity	IEA
GO:0008234	Function	Cysteine-type peptidase activity	TAS	9823953
GO:0012505	Component	Endomembrane system	IEA
GO:0016020	Component	Membrane	HDA	19946888
GO:0016787	Function	Hydrolase activity	IEA
GO:0031089	Component	Platelet dense granule lumen	TAS
GO:0051603	Process	Proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process	IBA
GO:0070013	Component	Intracellular organelle lumen	IEA

Other IDs

• MIM: 602364
• HGNC: 2546
• e!Ensembl: ENSG00000172543

Protein

• UniProt ID: P56202
• Protein name: Cathepsin W (EC 3.4.22.-) (Lymphopain)
• Protein function: May have a specific function in the mechanism or regulation of T-cell cytolytic activity.; (Microbial infection) Plays a role during influenza virus infection in lungs cells ex vivo. Acts at the level of virus entering host cytoplasm f
• Family and domains:

  Pfam

  Accession	ID	Position in sequence	Description	Type
  PF08246	Inhibitor_I29	42 → 99	Cathepsin propeptide inhibitor domain (I29)	Domain
  PF00112	Peptidase_C1	128 → 362	Papain family cysteine protease	Domain

• Tissue specificity: TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed predominantly in natural killer cells, and in cytotoxic T cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11490002}.
• Sequence:

  MALTAHPSCLLALLVAGLAQGIRGPLRAQDLGPQPLELKEAFKLFQIQFNRSYLSPEEHA
  HRLDIFAHNLAQAQRLQEEDLGTAEFGVTPFSDLTEEEFGQLYGYRRAAGGVPSMGREIR
  SEEPEESVPFSCDWRKVASAISPIKDQKNCNCCWAMAAAGNIETLWRISFWDFVDVSVQE
  LLDCGRCGDGCHGGFVWDAFITVLNNSGLASEKDYPFQGKVRAHRCHPKKYQKVAWIQDF
  IMLQNNEHRIAQYLATYGPITVTINMKPLQLYRKGVIKATPTTCDPQLVDHSVLLVGFGS
  VKSEEGIWAETVSSQSQPQPPHPTPYWILKNSWGAQWGEKGYFRLHRGSNTCGITKFPLT
  ARVQKPDMKPRVSCPP

• Sequence length: 376

Pathways

KEGG:

Lysosome
Apoptosis

Reactome:

Platelet degranulation

Associated diseases

Evidence Score:

• ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only
• ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations
• ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources
• ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
• ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)

Unknown / Other Associations
Phenotype Name	Clinical Significance	Source	Evidence Score
HYPERURICEMIA	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations

Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name	Relationship Type	References	Evidence Score
Behcet Syndrome	Associate	36857067	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Blood Platelet Disorders	Associate	34741638	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms	Associate	36581948, 36835443	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal	Associate	37794108	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Celiac Disease	Inhibit	16273605	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Colorectal Neoplasms	Associate	37180113	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
COVID 19	Associate	34741638	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1	Associate	35626661	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Endometrial Neoplasms	Associate	30306731, 32074080	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Epilepsy	Inhibit	40697415	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Gastritis	Associate	16273605	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Gastritis Atrophic	Associate	16273605	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Hereditary pancreatitis	Inhibit	16273605	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Inflammation	Associate	34741638	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Multiple Myeloma	Associate	37054944	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Neoplasm Metastasis	Associate	36835443, 37180113	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Neoplasm Metastasis	Inhibit	40725191	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Neoplasms	Associate	32074080, 35064017	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Pancreatic Neoplasms	Associate	37794108	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Sarcoidosis	Associate	36857067	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only