Gene description for Ctsz
Gene name	cathepsin Z
Gene symbol	Ctsz
Other names/aliases	CATX
Species	Rattus norvegicus
Database cross references - Ctsz
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_252929
Vesiclepedia	VP_252929
Entrez Gene	252929
UniProt	Q9R1T3
Ctsz identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Reticulocytes	21828046
Reticulocytes	21828046
Reticulocytes	21828046

Gene ontology annotations for Ctsz

Molecular Function     carboxypeptidase activity GO:0004180 IEA     carboxypeptidase activity GO:0004180 ISO     cysteine-type endopeptidase activity GO:0004197 IBA     cysteine-type endopeptidase activity GO:0004197 TAS     cysteine-type peptidase activity GO:0008234 IEA     cysteine-type carboxypeptidase activity GO:0016807 IEA Biological Process     proteolysis GO:0006508 IEA     proteolysis GO:0006508 ISO     negative regulation of plasminogen activation GO:0010757 IEA     negative regulation of plasminogen activation GO:0010757 ISO     proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process GO:0051603 IBA     epithelial tube branching involved in lung morphogenesis GO:0060441 ISO Subcellular Localization     extracellular space GO:0005615 IBA     extracellular space GO:0005615 IDA     extracellular space GO:0005615 IEA     extracellular space GO:0005615 ISO     lysosome GO:0005764 IBA     lysosome GO:0005764 IEA     lysosome GO:0005764 ISO     endoplasmic reticulum GO:0005783 IEA     endoplasmic reticulum GO:0005783 ISO     cell cortex GO:0005938 IDA     cell cortex GO:0005938 IEA     cell cortex GO:0005938 ISO     cell surface GO:0009986 IDA     growth cone GO:0030426 IDA     cytoplasmic vesicle GO:0031410 IEA     cytoplasmic vesicle GO:0031410 ISO     intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231 ISO