Cathepsin K

"Cathepsin K" 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.

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A cysteine protease that is highly expressed in OSTEOCLASTS and plays an essential role in BONE RESORPTION as a potent EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX-degrading enzyme.


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Bar chart showing 9 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2000 and 2003 and 2008 and 2010 and 2011 and 2013 and 2018 and 2019 and 2024
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