"Cathepsin Z" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A ubiquitously-expressed cysteine peptidase that exhibits carboxypeptidase activity. It is highly expressed in a variety of immune cell types and may play a role in inflammatory processes and immune responses.
| Descriptor ID |
D056663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.224.425 D08.811.277.656.262.249 D08.811.277.656.350.245.270
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