cathepsin
noun
ca·thep·sin
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Definition of cathepsin
: any of several intracellular proteases of animal tissue that aid in autolysis
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cathepsin
noun
ca·thep·sin
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Medical Definition of cathepsin
: any of a class of proteases present in most animal tissues (as in kidney, liver, and spleen) that catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins to polypeptides
Cathepsins are lysosomal proteases that cleave their substrates with relatively low specificity.— Arthur M. Krieg et al., Science, 1 Feb. 2008 Recent investigations by several research groups, working with organisms as diverse as worms and monkeys, implicate cathepsins flooding the cytoplasm as a major cause of necrotic cell death.— Nektarios Tavernarakis, New Scientist, 15 Feb. 2003
Other Words from cathepsin
catheptic
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adjective
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adjective
catheptic enzymes
catheptic activity