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- noun Plural form of
cathepsin .
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Examples
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Others called cathepsins break apart a variety of proteins, including the contracting filaments and the supporting molecules.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Others called cathepsins break apart a variety of proteins, including the contracting filaments and the supporting molecules.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Invasion is assisted by proteolytic processes and proteases such as cathepsins
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ville Härmä et al. 2010
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The cathepsins also weaken the collagen in connective tissue, by breaking some of the strong cross-links between mature collagen fibers.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The cathepsins also weaken the collagen in connective tissue, by breaking some of the strong cross-links between mature collagen fibers.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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High activity of cysteine proteases such as legumain and the cathepsins have been shown to facilitate growth and invasion of a variety of tumor types.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Jon Briggs 2010
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These data reveal a role for lysosomal membrane permeabilization in the cellular response to bacterial pathogens and demonstrate a shared requirement for cytosolic relocalization of cathepsins in pyroptosis and pyronecrosis.
Elites TV 2009
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The proteolytic enzymes and proteases such as collagenase and cathepsins are necessary for this purpose, and thus play crucial roles in multiple steps of cancer growth and metastasis
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2009
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Partial inhibition of docetaxel-induced cytotoxicity was observed after inhibition of cathepsin B, but not inhibition of cathepsins D and L, suggesting that docetaxel induces caspase-independent, lysosomal cell death.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Melanie Mediavilla-Varela 2009
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Increase in fluorescence is correlated to enzyme activity. 2-3 AnaSpec's single dye-labeled fluorescent peptide selection include substrates for kinases, caspases, cathepsins, HDAC (histone deacetylase), calpain, kallikrein, and others.
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