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Ctsq Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ctsq
  • Name
    cathepsin Q
  • Synonyms
    1600010J02Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2137385
    NCBI Gene: 104002
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr13:61182852-61188411 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 13, 32.65 cM, cytoband B3
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    161 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2137385
protein coding gene Chr13:61182838-61188445 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200016343
protein coding gene Chr13:58120328-58125957 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195043756
protein coding gene Chr13:57573469-57579131 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220035210
protein coding gene Chr13:57088214-57093829 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180014623
protein coding gene Chr13:57797178-57802789 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175039623
protein coding gene Chr13:57583282-57588893 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215037029
protein coding gene Chr13:57590996-57596598 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039290
protein coding gene Chr13:57986410-57992109 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210035591
protein coding gene Chr13:57788111-57793724 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185014526
protein coding gene Chr13:58631204-58636813 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205038227
protein coding gene Chr13:57384296-57389911 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000016287
protein coding gene Chr13:57978196-57983801 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230026816
protein coding gene Chr13:67996963-68002624 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021639
protein coding gene Chr13:57643278-57648909 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225047036
protein coding gene Chr13:61687249-61692858 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010020726
protein coding gene Chr13:56903469-56909056 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010034930
protein coding gene Chr13:57364340-57370033 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005024833
protein coding gene Chr13:57120048-57125709 (-)



Homology
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 104002 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5560 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_029636 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1330 ZRU/MplStud  
polypeptide NP_083912 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 343 ZRU/MplStud  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR013201 Cathepsin propeptide inhibitor domain (I29)
    IPR025661 Cysteine peptidase, asparagine active site
    IPR025660 Cysteine peptidase, histidine active site
    IPR039417 Papain-like cysteine endopeptidase
    IPR038765 Papain-like cysteine peptidase superfamily
    IPR013128 Peptidase C1A
    IPR000668 Peptidase C1A, papain C-terminal
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 54
    cDNA 48
    Primer pair 4
    Other 2

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:1923753
References
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  • Summaries
    All 77
    Developmental Gene Expression 45
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 8
  • Earliest
    J:182573 Roderick TH, Producing and detecting paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Mutat Res. 1971 Jan;11(1):59-69
  • Latest
    J:377590 Ban S, et al., Generation of Tpbpalpha-iCre-EGFP Knock-In Mice for Trophoblast Subtype-Specific Gene Manipulation. Genesis. 2025 Dec;63(6):e70034

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
09/08/2026
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory