CST1

cystatin SN

Summary

The cystatin superfamily encompasses proteins that contain multiple cystatin-like sequences. Some of the members are active cysteine protease inhibitors, while others have lost or perhaps never acquired this inhibitory activity. There are three inhibitory families in the superfamily, including the type 1 cystatins (stefins), type 2 cystatins and the kininogens. The type 2 cystatin proteins are a class of cysteine proteinase inhibitors found in a variety of human fluids and secretions, where they appear to provide protective functions. The cystatin locus on chromosome 20 contains the majority of the type 2 cystatin genes and pseudogenes. This gene is located in the cystatin locus and encodes a cysteine proteinase inhibitor found in saliva, tears, urine, and seminal fluid. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants27 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs604906720:23,727,828C/Gdownstream gene variant
rs14994643720:23,728,486C/Auncertain significance
rs318832020:23,728,487C/Alikely benign
rs318831920:23,728,494T/Clikely benign
rs36760274320:23,728,509C/Tuncertain significance
rs11347882620:23,729,282T/Cintron variant
rs76284375520:23,729,678A/Guncertain significance
rs75007988120:23,729,709T/Cuncertain significance
rs20150517720:23,729,736C/Tuncertain significance
rs426030620:23,730,336C/Tintron variant
rs76805952520:23,731,299G/Auncertain significance
rs75963600320:23,731,304G/Auncertain significance
rs37367095820:23,731,305G/Cuncertain significance
rs15129185120:23,731,322T/Auncertain significance
rs36820329020:23,731,344C/Tuncertain significance
rs251481626520:23,731,346C/Tuncertain significance
rs7718805820:23,731,385T/Cmissense variant
rs11723894020:23,731,389G/Tuncertain significance
rs251481633720:23,731,404T/Guncertain significance
rs14660140320:23,731,406C/Auncertain significance
rs75616030220:23,731,418A/Tuncertain significance
rs76057069220:23,731,452C/Tuncertain significance
rs14181323420:23,731,465G/Alikely benign
rs14454341920:23,731,477C/Tlikely benign
rs212267742820:23,731,487C/Tuncertain significance
rs77237235220:23,731,493T/Guncertain significance
rs77662078320:23,731,496T/Clikely benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.