cpr-4 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in cellular response to UV; cellular response to gamma radiation; and proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process. Located in extracellular region. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including autoimmune disease of the nervous system (multiple); carcinoma (multiple); and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Is an ortholog of human CTSB (cathepsin B).