The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cathepsin A across different species:

cathepsin A (CTSA)

Other aliases include:

GSL, GLB2, NGBE, PPCA, PPGB

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cathepsin A:

cathepsin A – OTTHUMP00000031779 – beta-galactosidase 2 – beta-galactosidase protective protein – lysosomal protective protein

Cathepsin A fulfills a number of functions:

enzyme activator activity – peptidase activity – protein binding – serine-type carboxypeptidase activity

Cathepsin A is relevant to the following processes:

intracellular protein transport – proteolysis

Locations for Cathepsin A:

endoplasmic reticulum – lysosome – mitochondrion

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology