Structured Summary
Abstract
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
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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- Cathepsins (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cathepsin B. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002401. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002401
- Cathepsin B. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4217285