Gene description for CTSK
Gene name	cathepsin K
Gene symbol	CTSK
Other names/aliases	CTS02 CTSO CTSO1 CTSO2 PKND PYCD
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified CTSK in Prostate cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 633 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ] PubMed ID 27894104    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic profiling of NCI-60 extracellular vesicles uncovers common protein cargo and cancer type-specific biomarkers. Authors Hurwitz SN, Rider MA, Bundy JL, Liu X, Singh RK, Meckes DG Jr. Journal name Oncotarget Publication year 2016 Sample Prostate cancer cells Sample name DU145 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Polymer-based precipitation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ] EV-TRACK -