TopFIND 4.0

Evidence Source

Description Imported from Merops: Merops-evidence: experimental | Merops-type: physiological | Merops-range: 2-693

Method


Experimental system

unknown

Perturbation

none

Protease inhibitor(s) used


Directness

unknown

Physiological relevance

yes

Evidence Code(s)

    inferred from experiment

Database / Laboratory

    - Lab: Zeeuwen PL
    - DB: MEROPS

Raw data repository

Evidence for:

0

N-termini

0

C-termini


Publication(s)

Cystatin M/E is a high affinity inhibitor of cathepsin V and cathepsin L by a reactive site that is distinct from the legumain-binding site. A novel clue for the role of cystatin M/E in epidermal cornification.

Cheng T, Hitomi K, van Vlijmen-Willems IM, de Jongh GJ, Yamamoto K, Nishi K, Watts C, Reinheckel T, Schalkwijk J, Zeeuwen PL

J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 9;281(23):15893-9. Epub 2006 Mar 24. PMID: 16565075