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asp-4 Aspartic protease 4 [ Caenorhabditis elegans ]

Gene ID: 181444, updated on 9-Dec-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
asp-4
Official Full Name
Aspartic protease 4
Primary source
WormBase:WBGene00000217
Locus tag
CELE_R12H7.2
See related
AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00000217
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary
Predicted to enable aspartic-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in programmed necrotic cell death. Located in lysosome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; breast cancer; and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 10. Orthologous to human CTSD (cathepsin D). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: X
Exon count:
6
Sequence:
Chromosome: X; NC_003284.9 (13218985..13221462, complement)

Chromosome X - NC_003284.9Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene Innexin;Innexin unc-9 Neighboring gene G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F2_4 domain-containing protein Neighboring gene Skp1-related protein Neighboring gene Skp1-related protein

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables aspartic-type endopeptidase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables aspartic-type endopeptidase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables aspartic-type endopeptidase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in apoptotic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in programmed cell death IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in programmed necrotic cell death IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in proteolysis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in proteolysis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in extracellular region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in lysosome IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in lysosome IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in lysosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
Aspartic protease 4
NP_510191.1
  • Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003284.9 Reference assembly

    Range
    13218985..13221462 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_077790.8NP_510191.1  Aspartic protease 4 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_510191.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q21966
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cl11403
    Location:88411
    pepsin_retropepsin_like; Cellular and retroviral pepsin-like aspartate proteases