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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CTSL: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
CTSL is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, regulates, therapeutic target. Associated with Aging, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 62 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CTSL |
| Full Name | Cathepsin L |
| Chromosome | 9q21.33 |
| Protein Type | Protease |
| Function | encodes a lysosomal cysteine protease that plays crucial roles in protein degradation, antigen processing, and extracellular matrix remodeling. |
| Primary Expression | Ubiquitous; highest in liver |
| Amino Acids | 333 aa |
| Exons | 8 |
| Pathways | Autophagy |
| UniProt ID | P07711 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1517 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000135047 |
| OMIM | 116830 |
| GeneCards | CTSL |
| Human Protein Atlas | CTSL |
| Associated Diseases | Neurodegeneration, Parkinson |
| Interactions | CTSS, JAK2, STAT3, APP, CX3CL1, CX3CR1 |
| KG Connections | 139 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
CTSL["<b>CTSL</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
CTSL -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CTSL -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
CTSL -->|"therapeutic target"| Tumor
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
CTSL -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
Aging{"Aging"}
CTSL -->|"activates"| Aging
Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
CTSL -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammation
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
CTSL -->|"activates"| Inflammation
FOXO3["FOXO3"]
CTSL -->|"therapeutic target"| FOXO3
BCL2_FAMILY["BCL2 FAMILY"]
CTSL -->|"regulates"| BCL2_FAMILY
CANCER["CANCER"]
CTSL -->|"therapeutic target"| CANCER
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
CTSL -->|"regulates"| AUTOPHAGY
OXIDATIVE_STRESS["OXIDATIVE STRESS"]
CTSL -->|"therapeutic target"| OXIDATIVE_STRESS
BNIP3["BNIP3"]
BNIP3 -->|"regulates"| CTSL
BCL2["BCL2"]
BCL2 -->|"regulates"| CTSL
AGING["AGING"]
AGING -->|"activates"| CTSL
CTSB["CTSB"]
CTSB -->|"activates"| CTSL
MICROGLIA_ACTIVATION["MICROGLIA ACTIVATION"]
MICROGLIA_ACTIVATION -->|"activates"| CTSL
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
MICROGLIA -->|"activates"| CTSL
style CTSL fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| FOXO3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3R1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF1A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NAGLU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PLA2G4A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RBFOX3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| FCGRT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | cleaves | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NCL | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TPP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| BNIP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF1A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ACTB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C1QA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C1QC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD14 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD163 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | cleaves | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AIF1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA ACTIVATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY-RELATED GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| CD9 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| CTSD | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| AXL | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| CLEC7A | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CTSL | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||