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WormBase Tree Display for Gene: HGNC:2480

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Name Class

HGNC:2480IdentityNameCGC_nameCst8Inferred_automaticallyAGR_import
Other_nameRGD:736077
CRES
CTES5
cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific)
cystatin-8
cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic protein
cystatin-related epididymal-specific
Public_nameCst8
DB_infoDatabaseHGNCid2480
AGRcURIHGNC:2480
EnsEMBLENSEMBL_geneIDENSG00000125815
UniProtUniProt_ACO60676
SpeciesHomo sapiens
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
OrthologWBGene00000535Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
OrthoFinder
WBGene00000534Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
OrthoFinder
Structured_descriptionAutomated_descriptionThe cystatin superfamily encompasses proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences. Some of the members are active cysteine protease inhibitors, while others have lost or perhaps never acquired this inhibitory activity. There are three inhibitory families in the superfamily, including the type 1 cystatins (stefins), type 2 cystatins and the kininogens. The type 2 cystatin proteins are a class of cysteine proteinase inhibitors found in a variety of human fluids and secretions. The cystatin locus on chromosome 20 contains the majority of the type 2 cystatin genes and pseudogenes. This gene is located in the cystatin locus and encodes a protein similar to type 2 cystatins. The encoded protein exhibits highly tissue-specific expression in the reproductive tract, suggesting implicit roles in reproduction. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]Inferred_automaticallyAGR_import