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Human (GRCh38.p14)
Description

cathepsin A [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:9251]

Gene Synonyms

GSL, PPGB

Location

Chromosome 20: 45,890,144-45,898,949 forward strand.

GRCh38:CM000682.2

About this gene

This gene has 65 transcripts (splice variants), 202 orthologues, 2 paralogues and is associated with 5 phenotypes.

Transcript IDNamebpProteinTranslation IDBiotypeCCDSUniProt MatchRefSeq MatchFlags
ENST00000646241.3CTSA-2201858480aaENSP00000493613.2
 
Protein coding
CCDS46609P10619-1 NM_000308.4MANE SelectEnsembl CanonicalGENCODE PrimaryGENCODE Basic
ENST00000372484.8CTSA-2042939498aaENSP00000361562.3
 
Protein coding
X6R8A1 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P1TSL:1
ENST00000677394.2CTSA-2252793498aaENSP00000504790.1
 
Protein coding
X6R8A1 -GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicAPPRIS P1
ENST00000372459.7CTSA-2031996480aaENSP00000361537.2
 
Protein coding
CCDS46609P10619-1 -GENCODE BasicTSL:1
ENST00000958428.2CTSA-2571993531aaENSP00000628487.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE Basic
ENST00000867518.1CTSA-2461959480aaENSP00000537577.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS46609--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867521.1CTSA-2491941463aaENSP00000537580.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867522.1CTSA-2501930519aaENSP00000537581.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE Basic
ENST00000191018.9CTSA-2011898480aaENSP00000191018.5
 
Protein coding
CCDS46609P10619-1 -GENCODE BasicTSL:1
ENST00000607482.6CTSA-2171887480aaENSP00000475524.2
 
Protein coding
CCDS46609P10619-1 -GENCODE BasicTSL:3
ENST00000958426.2CTSA-2551875480aaENSP00000628485.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS46609--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958422.1CTSA-2511872478aaENSP00000628481.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958423.1CTSA-2521865478aaENSP00000628482.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867515.1CTSA-2431858480aaENSP00000537574.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867514.1CTSA-2421856477aaENSP00000537573.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867516.1CTSA-2441849478aaENSP00000537575.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958431.1CTSA-2601836463aaENSP00000628490.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958432.2CTSA-2611824467aaENSP00000628491.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000354880.9CTSA-2021820463aaENSP00000346952.5
 
Protein coding
P10619-2 -GENCODE BasicTSL:2
ENST00000867517.1CTSA-2451812467aaENSP00000537576.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867520.1CTSA-2481812463aaENSP00000537579.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958425.1CTSA-2541802461aaENSP00000628484.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867513.1CTSA-2411781450aaENSP00000537572.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000419493.3CTSA-2051778392aaENSP00000408533.3
 
Protein coding
Q5JZH0 -GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicTSL:2
ENST00000958429.2CTSA-2581725443aaENSP00000628488.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958427.2CTSA-2561707434aaENSP00000628486.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000678443.1CTSA-2321697450aaENSP00000504006.1
 
Protein coding
A0A7I2V4K5 -GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958424.2CTSA-2531694421aaENSP00000628483.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000867519.1CTSA-2471686421aaENSP00000537578.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000958430.2CTSA-2591590399aaENSP00000628489.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000606788.5CTSA-2143056231aaENSP00000476235.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
U3KQU6 -TSL:2
ENST00001025409.1CTSA-2633006419aaENSP00000695226.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
---
ENST00001025411.1CTSA-2652863363aaENSP00000695228.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
---
ENST00001025410.1CTSA-2642831373aaENSP00000695227.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
---
ENST00000678025.1CTSA-2282528203aaENSP00000503463.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V3M2 --
ENST00000678217.1CTSA-2302488260aaENSP00000504109.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V4R8 --
ENST00000678939.1CTSA-2362344389aaENSP00000503404.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V3B2 --
ENST00000678078.1CTSA-2292278231aaENSP00000502993.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
U3KQU6 --
ENST00000676967.1CTSA-2242069236aaENSP00000502866.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V2E2 --
ENST00000677525.1CTSA-226193278aaENSP00000504197.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V504 --
ENST00000676657.1CTSA-2231816215aaENSP00000504158.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V4Q9 --
ENST00000676526.1CTSA-2211738231aaENSP00000504209.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
U3KQU6 --
ENST00001008208.1CTSA-2621694371aaENSP00000678025.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
---
ENST00000678331.1CTSA-2311534371aaENSP00000504524.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2YQT8 --
ENST00000676597.1CTSA-2221332363aaENSP00000503904.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A7I2V4D1 --
ENST00000606394.6CTSA-21299282aaENSP00000475827.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
U3KQF1 -TSL:4
ENST00000678512.1CTSA-2336632No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000480961.3CTSA-2066079No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:2
ENST00000679343.2CTSA-2395403No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000679053.2CTSA-2385064No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000607187.3CTSA-2154866No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:2
ENST00000484855.4CTSA-2074697No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:1
ENST00000678691.2CTSA-2354190No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000607814.7CTSA-2183693No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:4
ENST00000678988.2CTSA-2373320No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000678622.2CTSA-2343233No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000684198.1CTSA-2402557No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000606066.3CTSA-2112433No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:5
ENST00000677755.2CTSA-2272362No protein-
 
Retained intron
---
ENST00000493522.8CTSA-2092309No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:2
ENST00000607212.3CTSA-2162153No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:4
ENST00000606782.3CTSA-2132063No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:3
ENST00000485627.1CTSA-208695No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:3
ENST00000606000.1CTSA-210644No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:3
ENST00000607841.5CTSA-219571No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:2