Cst11 - cystatin 11

Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity. Predicted to be involved in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium and killing of cells of other organism. Predicted to act upstream of or within negative regulation of peptidase activity. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in several cellular components, including nucleus; sperm flagellum; and sperm head. Is expressed in epididymis. Orthologous to human CST11 (cystatin 11). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]