The S1 and S2 subsite specificity of recombinant human cathepsins X was studied using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) peptides with the general sequences Abz-Phe-Xaa-Lys(Dnp)-OH and Abz-Xaa-Arg-Lys(Dnp)-OH, respectively (Abz=
Keywords: carboxymonopeptidase, cathepsin B, cathepsin L, cathepsin X, lysosomal cathepsins, selective substrate, specificity studies
11/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterCathepsin E is an intracellular aspartic proteinase of the pepsin family predominantly expressed in cells of the immune system and believed to contribute to homeostasis by participating in host defense mechanisms...
Keywords: aspartic proteinase, ?2-macroglobulin, cathepsin E, selective substrate
03/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter