Function
Acid protease active in intracellular protein breakdown. Plays a role in APP processing following cleavage and activation by ADAM30 which leads to APP degradation. Involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases such as breast cancer and possibly Alzheimer disease.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Lysosome; Melanosome; Secreted, extracellular space
Tissue Specificity: Expressed in the aorta extracellular space (at protein level). Expressed in liver (at protein level)
Disease Association: Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 10 (CLN10) : A form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with onset at birth or early childhood. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses are progressive neurodegenerative, lysosomal storage diseases characterized by intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent liposomal material, and clinically by seizures, dementia, visual loss, and/or cerebral atrophy. [The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry]
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Cathepsin D (CTSD), partial is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 67-403aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 40.8kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
