"Cystatin B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intracellular cystatin subtype that is found in a broad variety of cell types. It is a cytosolic enzyme inhibitor that protects the cell against the proteolytic action of lysosomal enzymes such as CATHEPSINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D055313
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.215.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Cystatin B- Cystatin B
- Stefin B
- Liver Thiol Proteinase Inhibitor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cystatin B" by people in Profiles.
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VEGF-A induces angiogenesis by perturbing the cathepsin-cysteine protease inhibitor balance in venules, causing basement membrane degradation and mother vessel formation. Cancer Res. 2009 May 15; 69(10):4537-44.
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Apoptosis caused by cathepsins does not require Bid signaling in an in vivo model of progressive myoclonus epilepsy (EPM1). Cell Death Differ. 2003 Dec; 10(12):1329-35.
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Progressive ataxia, myoclonic epilepsy and cerebellar apoptosis in cystatin B-deficient mice. Nat Genet. 1998 Nov; 20(3):251-8.
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The minisatellite expansion mutation in EPM1: resolution of an initial discrepancy. Mutatations in brief no. 186. Online. Hum Mutat. 1998; 12(3):218.
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Unstable minisatellite expansion causing recessively inherited myoclonus epilepsy, EPM1. Nat Genet. 1997 Apr; 15(4):393-6.
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Molecular characterization and mapping of murine genes encoding three members of the stefin family of cysteine proteinase inhibitors. Genomics. 1993 Mar; 15(3):507-14.