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  3. Cst8 - cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic) Gene

Cst8 - cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic) Gene

  • Gene
  • Protein
  • Agent
  • Ortholog
Mus musculus

Also known as Cres; Cst-rs1

Gene ID: 13012 | Gene type: protein coding

About Cst8

Summary

Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within negative regulation of peptidase activity. Located in cell surface; cytoplasm; and extracellular region. Is expressed in epididymis; gonad; and urogenital ridge. Orthologous to human CST8 (cystatin 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Cst8 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_009978.2 NP_034108.1 cystatin-8 precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Cellular Component
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in cell surface IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
7619504 MGI
located in cytoplasm IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
7619504 MGI
located in extracellular region IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
7619504 MGI
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

cystatin-8

cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic protein

cystatin-related epididymal-specific protein

Related Agents

Pre-clinical Phase
Bioactive Molecules (4)
Cat. No. Product Name Effect
Purity Rare Diseases
HY-P1139 Cortistatin-8 Antagonist 98.86% Unkown
HY-RS03269 CST8 Human Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown
HY-RS20262 Cst8 Mouse Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown
HY-RS26770 Cst8 Rat Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Cst8 NCBI NCBI:10047