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

cathepsin Z (CTSZ), cathepsin Z (Ctsz), CathePsin Z (cpz-1), CathePsin Z (cpz-2), cathepsin Z (ctsz), cathepsin z (TTHERM_00102779), cathepsin Z (NAEGRDRAFT_78125), cathepsin Z (CH242-247L10.3)

Other aliases include:

CTSX, FLJ17088, AI787083, AU019819, D2Wsu143e, CTSZ, wu:fj81f10, zgc:103420

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

cathepsin Z – cathepsin X – preprocathepsin P – OTTMUSP00000017701 – CathePsin Z family member (cpz-1) – CathePsin Z family member (cpz-2) – cathepsin Y – cathepsin z

Cathepsin Z fulfills a number of functions:

cysteine-type endopeptidase activity – peptidase activity – cysteine-type peptidase activity – hydrolase activity

Cathepsin Z is relevant to the following processes:

proteolysis – body morphogenesis – embryonic development ending in birth or egg hatching – growth – molting cycle, collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle – nematode larval development

Locations for Cathepsin Z:

endoplasmic reticulum – lysosome – integral to membrane – extracellular region – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology