cystatin 5 (cystatin-D, CST5)

Function

• cysteine proteinase inhibitor
• possibly plays a protective role against proteinases present in the oral cavity

Structure

belongs to the cystatin family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

• expressed in parotid gland
• not expressed in seminal vesicle, prostate, epididymis, testis, ovary, placenta, thyroid, gastric corpus, small intestine, liver, or gall bladder

More general terms

• cystatin

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P28325.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1473
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/123858
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=1473