Description
Product Characteristics: Ctsd is an acid protease active in intracellular protein breakdown. Synonyms: Polyclonal Ctsd antibody, Anti-Ctsd antibody, cathepsin D antibody, CD antibody, CatD antibody.
Target Information: This gene encodes a lysosomal aspartyl protease composed of a dimer of disulfide-linked heavy and light chains, both produced from a single protein precursor. This proteinase, which is a member of the peptidase C1 family, has a specificity similar to but narrower than that of pepsin A. Transcription of this gene is initiated from several sites, including one which is a start site for an estrogen-regulated transcript. Mutations in this gene are involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases, including breast cancer and possibly Alzheimer disease. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]