Gene description for CTNS
Gene name	cystinosin, lysosomal cystine transporter
Gene symbol	CTNS
Other names/aliases	CTNS-LSB PQLC4
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - CTNS
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_1497
Entrez Gene	1497
HGNC	2518
MIM	606272
UniProt	O60931
CTNS identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine	19056867

Gene ontology annotations for CTNS

Molecular Function     L-cystine transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015184 NAS Biological Process     long-term memory GO:0007616 IEA     melanin biosynthetic process GO:0042438 IEA     ion transport GO:0006811 TAS     lens development in camera-type eye GO:0002088 IEA     transmembrane transport GO:0055085 TAS     grooming behavior GO:0007625 IEA     glutathione metabolic process GO:0006749 IMP     adult walking behavior GO:0007628 IEA     cellular amino acid metabolic process GO:0006520 NAS     brain development GO:0007420 IMP     ATP metabolic process GO:0046034 IMP     visual learning GO:0008542 IEA     L-cystine transport GO:0015811 NAS     cognition GO:0050890 IMP Subcellular Localization     intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231 IDA     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA     integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA     plasma membrane GO:0005886 IEA     melanosome GO:0042470 IEA     intermediate filament cytoskeleton GO:0045111 IDA     late endosome GO:0005770 IDA     lysosomal membrane GO:0005765 TAS     lysosome GO:0005764 IDA     early endosome GO:0005769 IDA