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Preferred term

Cathepsin C  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A papain-like cysteine protease that has specificity for amino terminal dipeptides. The enzyme plays a role in the activation of several pro-inflammatory serine proteases by removal of their aminoterminal inhibitory dipeptides. Genetic mutations that cause loss of cathepsin C activity in humans are associated with PAPILLON-LEFEVRE DISEASE.

Entry terms

  • Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase I
  • Dipeptidyl Peptidase I
  • Dipeptidyl Transferase

In other languages

  • French

  • Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase I
  • Dipeptidyl peptidase I
  • Dipeptidyl transférase

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