Cystatin-A - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Cystatin-A;

NCIt synonyms : Cystatin-AS; Cystatin A; Stefin-A; Cystatin AS; Stefin A;

NCIt definition : Cystatin-A (98 aa, 11 kDa) is encoded by the human CSTA gene. This protein plays a role in both cell-cell adhesion in the epidermis and the regulation of thiol proteinase activity.;

Details

Origin ID

C128869;

UMLS CUI

C4283888;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- cystatin A [HGNC gene]
- cystatins [MeSH concept]
- cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity [GO term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- cystatin A [MeSH Descriptor]
- cystatin A [MeSH concept]
OMIM relation
- Cystatin a [OMIM gene]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Cystatin a [OMIM gene]
- cystatin A [ORDO Gene]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- cystatins [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Molecular Genetic Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
gene_encodes_gene_product
- CSTA Gene [NCIt concept]
- Enzyme Inhibitor Gene [NCIt concept]
- Regulatory Gene [NCIt concept]
gene_product_expressed_in_tissue
- Epidermis [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_associated_anatomy
- Cytoplasm [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_organism_source
- Human [NCIt concept]
gene_product_plays_role_in_biological_process
- Enzyme Inhibition [NCIt concept]
- Keratinocyte Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Protein Degradation Inhibition [NCIt concept]
- Regulation of Proteolysis [NCIt concept]

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