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/A—uncertain significance
rs318832020:23,728,487C/A—likely benign
rs318831920:23,728,494T/C—likely benign
rs36760274320:23,728,509C/T—uncertain significance
rs11347882620:23,729,282T/Cintron variant—
rs76284375520:23,729,678A/G—uncertain significance
rs75007988120:23,729,709T/C—uncertain significance
rs20150517720:23,729,736C/T—uncertain significance
rs426030620:23,730,336C/Tintron variant—
rs76805952520:23,731,299G/A—uncertain significance
rs75963600320:23,731,304G/A—uncertain significance
rs37367095820:23,731,305G/C—uncertain significance
rs15129185120:23,731,322T/A—uncertain significance
rs36820329020:23,731,344C/T—uncertain significance
rs251481626520:23,731,346C/T—uncertain significance
rs7718805820:23,731,385T/Cmissense variant—
rs11723894020:23,731,389G/T—uncertain significance
rs251481633720:23,731,404T/G—uncertain significance
rs14660140320:23,731,406C/A—uncertain significance
rs75616030220:23,731,418A/T—uncertain significance
rs76057069220:23,731,452C/T—uncertain significance
rs14181323420:23,731,465G/A—likely benign
rs14454341920:23,731,477C/T—likely benign
rs212267742820:23,731,487C/T—uncertain significance
rs77237235220:23,731,493T/G—uncertain significance
rs77662078320:23,731,496T/C—likely benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.