Cathepsins
"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.224
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cathepsins" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Cathepsins" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cathepsins" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Li Y, Li X, Zhang P, Chen D, Tao X, Cao M, Li C, Fu Q. Genome-Wide Identification, Evolutionary Analysis, and Expression Patterns of Cathepsin Superfamily in Black Rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) following Aeromonas salmonicida Infection. Mar Drugs. 2022 Aug 03; 20(8).