Y71H2AR.2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; Down syndrome; cerebrovascular disease (multiple); and pycnodysostosis. Is an ortholog of human CTSK (cathepsin K) and CTSS (cathepsin S).