CST11

Cystatin 11
Identifiers
Symbols CST11 ; CST8L; CTES2; SC13; dJ322G13.6
External IDs OMIM: 609731 MGI: 1925490 HomoloGene: 15634 GeneCards: CST11 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 140880 78240
Ensembl ENSG00000125831 ENSMUSG00000036958
UniProt Q9H112 Q9D269
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_080830 NM_030059
RefSeq (protein) NP_543020 NP_084335
Location (UCSC) Chr 20:
23.45 – 23.45 Mb
Chr 2:
148.77 – 148.77 Mb
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Cystatin-11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CST11 gene.[1]

The cystatin superfamily encompasses proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences. Some of the members are active cysteine protease inhibitors, while others have lost or perhaps never acquired this inhibitory activity. There are three inhibitory families in the superfamily, including the type 1 cystatins (stefins), type 2 cystatins and the kininogens. The type 2 cystatin proteins are a class of cysteine proteinase inhibitors found in a variety of human fluids and secretions. The cystatin locus on chromosome 20 contains the majority of the type 2 cystatin genes and pseudogenes. This gene is located in the cystatin locus and encodes an epididymal-specific protein whose specific function has not been determined. Alternative splicing yields two variants encoding distinct isoforms.[1]

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