CST8 (gene)

CST8
Identifiers
Aliases	CST8, CRES, CTES5, cystatin 8
External IDs	OMIM: 608683; MGI: 107161; HomoloGene: 4011; GeneCards: CST8; OMA:CST8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 20 (human)
End	23,496,010 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	148,647,515 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; right testis; ; left testis; ; buccal mucosa cell; ; sperm; ; human musculoskeletal system; ; muscular system; ; muscle; ; muscle; ; skeletal muscle;
	Top expressed in
	seminiferous tubule; ; spermatid; ; superior surface of tongue; ; gallbladder; ; Gonadal ridge; ; spermatocyte; ; ovary; ; Sertoli cell; ; left lung lobe; ; adrenal gland;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptidase inhibitor activity; protease binding; cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; extracellular region; cell surface; extracellular space;
Biological process	negative regulation of peptidase activity; negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity; negative regulation of endopeptidase activity;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	10047
	13012
	ENSG00000125815
	ENSMUSG00000027442
	O60676
	P32766
	NM_001281730; NM_005492
	NM_009978
	NP_001268659; NP_005483
	NP_034108
	Wikidata
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Cystatin-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CST8 gene.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000125815 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027442 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Cornwall GA, Hann SR (Aug 1995). "Transient appearance of CRES protein during spermatogenesis and caput epididymal sperm maturation". Mol Reprod Dev. 41 (1): 37–46. doi:10.1002/mrd.1080410107. PMID 7619504.
^ "Entrez Gene: CST8 cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific)".

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