Short Description: Cathepsins are papain family cysteine proteinases that represent a major component of the lysosomal proteolytic system. Cathepsins generally contain a signal sequence, followed by a propeptide and then a catalytically active mature region. The very long (251 amino acid residues) proregion of the cathepsin F precursor contains a C-terminal domain similar to the pro-segment of cathepsin L-like enzymes, a 50-residue flexible linker peptide, and an N-terminal domain predicted to adopt a cystatin-like fold. The cathepsin F proregion is unique within the papain family cysteine proteases in that it contains this additional N-terminal segment predicted to share structural similarities with cysteine protease inhibitors of the cystatin superfamily. This cystatin-like domain contains some of the elements known to be important for inhibitory activity. CTSF encodes a predicted protein of 484 amino acids which contains a 19 residue signal peptide. Cathepsin F contains five potential N-glycosylation sites, and it may be targeted to the endosomal/lysosomal compartment via the mannose 6-phosphate receptor pathway. The cathepsin F gene is ubiquitously expressed, and it maps to chromosome 11q13, close to the gene encoding cathepsin W. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. More information related to gene Cathepsin F.
Synonyms and alternative names related to Cathepsin F
cathepsin F (CTSF)
cathepsin F (ctsf)
cathepsin F (Ctsf)
cathepsin W (ctsw)
cathepsin F (Tsp_02382)
ACYPI000376
AI481912
catf
CATSF
cb420
CLN13
CTSF
Ctsf
LOC100101596
MGC140519
sb:cb420
zgc:153093
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Protein level used designations for Cathepsin F
cathepsin F
hypothetical protein LOC100158959
Cathepsin F
cathepsin F-like
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