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Ctsl Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ctsl
  • Name
    cathepsin L
  • Synonyms
    1190035F06Rik, Cat L, major excreted protein, MEP
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88564
    NCBI Gene: 13039
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    22 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr13:64509704-64518586 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 13, 33.26 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    383 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    2
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88564
 protein coding gene Chr13:64507151-64518704 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200016217
 protein coding gene Chr13:60644532-60654003 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195026392
 protein coding gene Chr13:60810676-60820153 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220037559
 protein coding gene Chr13:59886222-59895691 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180024395
 protein coding gene Chr13:61112799-61122264 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175006724
 protein coding gene Chr13:60926435-60935907 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007485
 protein coding gene Chr13:60918325-60928152 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0018642
 protein coding gene Chr13:59704820-59711635 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005011446
 protein coding gene Chr13:61302562-61308518 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210008452
 protein coding gene Chr13:61125907-61135379 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185007458
 protein coding gene Chr13:61964070-61973529 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205030247
 protein coding gene Chr13:60105044-60111233 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019552
 protein coding gene Chr13:61576320-61586147 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230031339
 protein coding gene Chr13:71316249-71326182 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190025857
 protein coding gene Chr13:60873352-60882811 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225047123
 protein coding gene Chr13:65025879-65035452 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010010188
 protein coding gene Chr13:60421429-60431251 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010027741
 protein coding gene Chr13:60646057-60657068 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005020717
 protein coding gene Chr13:59594873-59604347 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CTSL, cathepsin L
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CTSL, cathepsin L
  • Synonyms
    CATL, CTSL1, MEP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1514
    UniProt: P07711

  • Chr Location
    9q21.33; chr9:87724051-87731469 (+)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    CTSV, cathepsin V
  • Synonyms
    CATL2, CTSL2, CTSU
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1515
    UniProt: O60911

  • Chr Location
    9q22.33; chr9:97025073-97156556 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Ctsl mouse models; 1 with human CTSL associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 1 model
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    119 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    17 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    6 images
    114 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for mutant alleles may show partial or complete hair-loss, skin defects, impaired T cell maturation, dilated cardiomyopathy, and high postnatal mortality. Mutant males for some alleles show both normal and atrophic seminiferous tubules and reduced sperm production.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    90
  • GO References
    25
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
Click cells to view annotations.
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    829
  • Tissues
    161
  • cDNA Data
    867
  • Literature Summary
    25
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13039 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8883 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001428552 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1409 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P06797 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 334 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 874
      cDNA 868
      Primer pair 4
      Other 2
      Antibodies 3

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-2248, MGD-MRK-9874, MGI:1338075, MGI:2443888, MGI:95581
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 245
      Developmental Gene Expression 25
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 25
      Phenotypes 114
    • Earliest
      J:15332 Green EL, The genetics of a new hair deficiency, furless, in the house mouse. J Hered. 1954;45(3):115-18
    • Latest
      J:346626 Kim MJ, et al., Inhibition of cysteine protease cathepsin Lincreases the level and activity of lysosomal glucocerebrosidase. JCI Insight. 2024 Feb 8;9(3)
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    09/01/2026
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