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Description

The cathepsin family of proteolytic enzymes contains several diverse classes of proteases. The cysteine protease class comprises cathepsins B, L, H, K, S and O. The aspartyl protease class is composed of cathepsins D and E. cathepsin G is in the serine protease class. Most cathepsins are lysosomal and each is involved in cellular metabolism, participating in various events such as peptide biosynthesis and protein degradation. cathepsin B is expressed in luminal epithelial cells, indicating that cathepsin B is a marker for secretory cell death.

Bioinformatics

Product By Gene ID	1508
Alternate Names	APP secretase APPS Cathepsin B Cathepsin B1 CPSBamyloid precursor protein secretase CTSB cysteine protease EC 3.4.22 EC 3.4.22.1

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