"Cathepsins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of lysosomal proteinases or endopeptidases found in aqueous extracts of a variety of animal tissues. They function optimally within an acidic pH range. The cathepsins occur as a variety of enzyme subtypes including SERINE PROTEASES; ASPARTIC PROTEINASES; and CYSTEINE PROTEASES.
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D002403
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D08.811.277.656.224
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cathepsins" by people in Profiles.
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Peptide-degrading enzymatic activities in GH3 cells and rat anterior pituitary homogenates. Endocrinology. 1984 Apr; 114(4):1407-12.
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Lysosomal cathepsin B-like activity: mobilization in prereplicative and neoplastic epithelial cells. J Histochem Cytochem. 1981 Mar; 29(3A Suppl):440-50.
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Estrogen-induced membrane alterations and growth associated with proteinase activity in endometrial cells. J Cell Biol. 1979 Jun; 81(3):649-63.
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Elevated serum cathepsin B1-like activity in women with neoplastic disease. Gynecol Oncol. 1979 Feb; 7(1):1-17.
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Elevated serum cathepsin B1 and vaginal pathology after prenatal DES exposure. Obstet Gynecol. 1978 Sep; 52(3):321-7.
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Heritable membrane alterations and growth associated with enhanced leupeptin-sensitive proteinase activity in epithelial cells exposed to dibutylnitrosamine in vitro. Cancer Res. 1978 Apr; 38(4):1019-30.
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Differential effects of vasopressin on the water, calcium and lysosomal enzyme contents of mitochondria-rich and lysosome-rich (granular) epithelial cells isolated from bullfrog urinary bladder. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 1976 Jan; 4(2):89-106.
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Surface modifications evoked by estradiol and diethylstilbestrol in isolated endometrial cells: evidence from lectin probes and extracellular release of lysosomal protease. Endocrinology. 1975 Dec; 97(6):1445-54.
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Influence of antidiuretic hormone on release of lysosomal hydrolase at mucosal surface of epithelial cells from urinary bladder. Nature. 1975 Oct 09; 257(5526):493-5.