| Gene Symbol | CTSC |
| Full Name | Cathepsin C |
| Chromosome | 10q22.1 |
| Protein Type | Protease |
| Function | is a lysosomal cysteine protease that plays crucial roles in protein degradation and activation of serine proteases. |
| Primary Expression | immune cells and has been implicated in various neurodegenerative diseases through its involvement in neuroinflammation and protein aggregation[@cardo |
| GeneCards | CTSC |
| Human Protein Atlas | CTSC |
| Protein degradation | Catalyzes the removal of dipeptides from the N-terminus of proteins |
| Protease activation | Activates serine proteases including cathepsin G, elastase, and chymase in hematopoietic cells |
| Immune function | Plays a role in neutrophil-mediated immune responses[@korkmaz2022] |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Tumor |
| KG Connections | 12 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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