CTSL

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18022191
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CTSL

Summary

CTSL is a gene[1]. CTSL ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CTSL's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • CTSL is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • CTSL's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 129366[5].
  • CTSL's genomic start is recorded as 90340434[6].
  • CTSL's genomic start is recorded as 87724051[7].
  • CTSL's genomic end is recorded as 90346308[8].
  • CTSL's genomic end is recorded as 87731469[9].
  • CTSL's ortholog is recorded as ctsla[10].
  • CTSL's encodes is recorded as Cathepsin L[11].
  • CTSL's encodes is recorded as Cathepsin L, isoform CRA_b[12].
  • CTSL's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[13].
  • CTSL's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 9[14].
  • CTSL's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[15].
  • CTSL's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/1514[16].
  • CTSL's cytogenetic location is recorded as 9q21.33[17].
  • CTSL's expressed in is recorded as stromal cell of endometrium[18].
  • CTSL's expressed in is recorded as decidua[19].
  • CTSL's expressed in is recorded as islet of Langerhans[20].

Why It Matters

CTSL ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2] CTSL is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 9
    Strand orientation forward strand
    Instance of gene
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