Ett lysosomalt cysteinproteinas som hydrolyserar proteiner, med en specificitet som liknar papainets. Enzymet förekommer i en rad olika vävnadstyper och spelar en viktig roll i många fysiologiska och patologiska processer. Vid patologiska tillstånd har katepsin B visat sig vara inblandat i demyelinisering, emfysem, reumatoid artrit och tumörinfiltration. EC 3.4.22.1.
A lysosomal cysteine proteinase with a specificity similar to that of PAPAIN. The enzyme is present in a variety of tissues and is important in many physiological and pathological processes. In pathology, cathepsin B has been found to be involved in DEMYELINATION; EMPHYSEMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, and NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS.
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Cathepsin B1 — Cathepsin B-Like Proteinase — Cathepsin B Like Proteinase — Proteinase, Cathepsin B-Like