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Gene Model: Ctsc

NomenclatureGenomic Location
SymbolCtscChromosome1
NameCathepsin CLinkage mapunknown
SpeciesDracomimus familiarisGenome Coordinates1: 3 Mbp

Molecular Function

Thiol protease. Has dipeptidylpeptidase activity. Active against a broad range of dipeptide substrates composed of both polar and hydrophobic amino acids. Proline cannot occupy the P1 position and arginine cannot occupy the P2 position of the substrate. Can act as both an exopeptidase and endopeptidase. Activates serine proteases such as elastase, cathepsin G and granzymes A and B. Can also activate neuraminidase and factor XIII.

Molecular Function Terms:

binding
   ion binding
      anion binding
   protein binding
      protein self-association

catalytic activity
   hydrolase activity
      peptidase activity
         peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides
            cysteine-type peptidase activity
               cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
            endopeptidase activity
               cysteine-type endopeptidase activity

Human Disease Association

Defects in CTSC are a cause of Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) [MIM:245000]; also known as keratosis palmoplantaris with periodontopathia. PLS is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar keratosis and severe periodontitis affecting deciduous and permanent dentitions and resulting in premature tooth loss. The palmoplantar keratotic phenotype vary from mild psoriasiform scaly skin to overt hyperkeratosis. Keratosis also affects other sites such as elbows and knees.

Defects in CTSC are a cause of Haim-Munk syndrome (HMS) [MIM:245010]; also known as keratosis palmoplantaris with periodontopathia and onychogryposis or Cochin Jewish disorder. HMS is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar keratosis, onychogryphosis and periodontitis. Additional features are pes planus, arachnodactyly, and acroosteolysis.

Defects in CTSC are a cause of aggressive periodontititis type 1 (AP1) [MIM:170650]; also known as juvenile periodontitis (JPD) and prepubertal periodontitis (PPP). AP1 is characterized by severe and protracted gingival infections, leading to tooth loss. AP1 inheritance is autosomal dominant.

Predicted Transcript
     1 CCGGGACGCCTCGCGCCTTTCACGTGTCTCCTCCTCCTCTTCTTCCAGCTGAACCCGGGT
    61 GCGGCCGACACGCCGGCCAACTGCACCTATGAAGACCTGCAAGGCTCCTGGGTCTTCCAG
   121 GTGGGTCGGGGCCAGGCGGGTCCCTACCGGCGCATTAACTGCTCCGATCCTGGACCGGTG
   181 GAAGGGGAAATAACTGTGACCCTTCAAAAACTCGATGTCGCCCAGGACAGTCTAGGGAAC
   241 TACGGCTTCTTCACACTAATATACAACCAAGGCTTTGAGGTTGTGTTGAACAACTACAAG
   301 TGGTTTGCATTTTTTAAGTATAAAGAAGAAGGCTCCAATGTAACCAGTTACTGCCATGAA
   361 ACTTTACCAGGATGGGTCCATGATGTGCTAGGCCATAATTGGGCATGTTTCACTGGACAT
   421 AAGATCTCCCCTTCTCCCTCTAGTGTTCGTGTAAATCAGCTGCCTTTTGGGAAACCACAC
   481 AGAAAATCTCTGCAGAAGACCTATGTCAACAATTTCGACTTCGTGAAAGCCATCAACACT
   541 GTCCAGAAGTCATGGAAGGCAACAACCTATGAGGAATATGAAGCCCTCACCTTAGAAGAT
   601 ATTGTTCGGAGAGCTGGTGGATTGAGTTCCAGATTTCCAAGGCCCAAACCTGCTCCTCTG
   661 ACAGCAGATGTGATCAAAGAAGTTTATAGTCTGCCAAAATCGTGGGACTGGAGGAATGTG
   721 AATGGTGTGAATTATGTCAGCCCAGTACGAAACCAAGCATCCTGTGGCAGCTGCTATGCC
   781 TTTGCCTCCATGGGCATGCTGGAAAGTAGGATTCGTATCCTCACTAACAATTCACAGACT
   841 CCAACACTCAGCCCCCAAAAGGTTGTGTCCTGCAGTCAGTATTCCCAAGGTTGTGATGGA
   901 GGGTTCCCTTACCTTATTGCTGGCAAATACGCTCAGGATTTTGGTGTGGTTGAAGAGGAC
   961 TGCTTCCCTTACACAGCCACGGATTCCCCTTGCAATTTTACGCACAGCTGTTACCACTAT
  1021 TATGCCACTAACTACTACTATGTTGGTGGGTTTTATGGTGGATGCAATGAAGCTCTAATG
  1081 AAACTGGAACTTGTGAAGCATGGACCCATGGCCGTTGCTTTTGAAGTATATAGTGACTTC
  1141 ATGCATTACAGAGGGGGGATCTACCATCACACGGGGCTGATGGATCCATTCAATCCTTTT
  1201 GAATTGACCAATCACGCTGTCCTCCTGGTGGGTTATGGTACTGACCCAGAGACCGGGGAG
  1261 CCCTTCTGGATTGTGAAGAACAGCTGGGGACCCGCTTGGGGTGAGCAGGGTTACTTCAGG
  1321 ATCCGCAGAGGCACGGATGAATGTGCCATAGAAAGCATAGCAGTGGCTTCCACCCCAATT
  1381 CCTAAATTGTAA

Predicted Protein Product
PGRLAPFTCLLLLFFQLNPGAADTPANCTYEDLQGSWVFQVGRGQAGPYRRINCSDPGPV
EGEITVTLQKLDVAQDSLGNYGFFTLIYNQGFEVVLNNYKWFAFFKYKEEGSNVTSYCHE
TLPGWVHDVLGHNWACFTGHKISPSPSSVRVNQLPFGKPHRKSLQKTYVNNFDFVKAINT
VQKSWKATTYEEYEALTLEDIVRRAGGLSSRFPRPKPAPLTADVIKEVYSLPKSWDWRNV
NGVNYVSPVRNQASCGSCYAFASMGMLESRIRILTNNSQTPTLSPQKVVSCSQYSQGCDG
GFPYLIAGKYAQDFGVVEEDCFPYTATDSPCNFTHSCYHYYATNYYYVGGFYGGCNEALM
KLELVKHGPMAVAFEVYSDFMHYRGGIYHHTGLMDPFNPFELTNHAVLLVGYGTDPETGE
PFWIVKNSWGPAWGEQGYFRIRRGTDECAIESIAVASTPIPKL
Protein Alignment to Mouse
sp|P97821|CATC_MOUSE Dipeptidyl peptidase 1 OS=Mus musculus GN=Ctsc PE=2 SV=1
      MGI:109553 Ctsc cathepsin C (Chr 7)
        Length = 462

 Score = 1679 (596.1 bits), Expect = 1.8e-173, P = 1.8e-173
 Identities = 306/454 (67%), Positives = 349/454 (76%)

Query:    10 LLLLFFQLNPGAADTPANCTYEDLQGSWVFQVGRGQAGPYRRINCSDPGPVEGEITVTLQ 69
             LLL+   +    +DTPANCTY DL G+WVFQVG   +     INCS     E ++ V L+
Sbjct:    12 LLLVLLGVCTVRSDTPANCTYPDLLGTWVFQVGPRSSRS--DINCSVMEATEEKVVVHLK 69

Query:    70 KLDVAQDSLGNYGFFTLIYNQGFEVVLNNYKWFAFFKYKEEGSNVTSYCHETLPGWVHDV 129
             KLD A D LGN G FTLIYNQGFE+VLN+YKWFAFFKY+  G    SYCHET+ GWVHDV
Sbjct:    70 KLDTAYDELGNSGHFTLIYNQGFEIVLNDYKWFAFFKYEVRGHTAISYCHETMTGWVHDV 129

Query:   130 LGHNWACFTGHKISPSPSSVRVNQLPFGKPHRKSLQKTYVNNFDFVKAINTVQKSWKXXX 189
             LG NWACF G K+      V +N    G    +  ++ Y +N +FVKAINTVQKSW    
Sbjct:   130 LGRNWACFVGKKVESHIEKVNMNAAHLGGLQERYSERLYTHNHNFVKAINTVQKSWTATA 189

Query:   190 XXXXXXXXXXDIVRRAGGLSSRFPRPKPAPLTADVIKEVYSLPKSWDWRNVNGVNYVSPV 249
                       D++RR+G  S R PRPKPAP+T ++ +++ +LP+SWDWRNV GVNYVSPV
Sbjct:   190 YKEYEKMSLRDLIRRSGH-SQRIPRPKPAPMTDEIQQQILNLPESWDWRNVQGVNYVSPV 248

Query:   250 RNQASCGSCYAFASMGMLESRIRILTNNSQTPTLSPQKVVSCSQYSQGCDGGFPYLIAGK 309
             RNQ SCGSCY+FASMGMLE+RIRILTNNSQTP LSPQ+VVSCS Y+QGCDGGFPYLIAGK
Sbjct:   249 RNQESCGSCYSFASMGMLEARIRILTNNSQTPILSPQEVVSCSPYAQGCDGGFPYLIAGK 308

Query:   310 YAQDFGVVEEDCFPYTATDSPCNFTHSCYHYYATNYYYVGGFYGGCNEALMKLELVKHGP 369
             YAQDFGVVEE CFPYTA DSPC    +C  YY+++YYYVGGFYGGCNEALMKLELVKHGP
Sbjct:   309 YAQDFGVVEESCFPYTAKDSPCKPRENCLRYYSSDYYYVGGFYGGCNEALMKLELVKHGP 368

Query:   370 MAVAFEVYSDFMHYRGGIYHHTGLMDPFNPFELTNHAVLLVGYGTDPETGEPFWIVKNSW 429
             MAVAFEV+ DF+HY  GIYHHTGL DPFNPFELTNHAVLLVGYG DP TG  +WI+KNSW
Sbjct:   369 MAVAFEVHDDFLHYHSGIYHHTGLSDPFNPFELTNHAVLLVGYGRDPVTGIEYWIIKNSW 428

Query:   430 GPAWGEQGYFRIRRGTDECAIESIAVASTPIPKL 463
             G  WGE GYFRIRRGTDECAIESIAVA+ PIPKL
Sbjct:   429 GSNWGESGYFRIRRGTDECAIESIAVAAIPIPKL 462