CTSS
Description
The CTSS (cathepsin S) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 1.
CTSS is a gene that encodes a protein called Cathepsin S.
Cathepsin S is a thiol protease that plays a critical role in the removal of the invariant chain from MHC class II molecules. This process is essential for MHC class II antigen presentation, which is the mechanism by which the immune system recognizes and responds to foreign antigens. Cathepsin S's bond-specificity is partly similar to that of cathepsin L.
CTSS is also known as -.
