Cathepsin E
"Cathepsin E" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An aspartic endopeptidase that is similar in structure to CATHEPSIN D. It is found primarily in the cells of the immune system where it may play a role in processing of CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS.
| Descriptor ID |
D020059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.074.500.185 D08.811.277.656.224.250 D08.811.277.656.300.048.185
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| Concept/Terms |
Cathepsin E- Cathepsin E
- Erythrocyte Membrane Aspartic Proteinase
- Slow Moving Proteinase
- Moving Proteinase, Slow
- Proteinase, Slow Moving
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