"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,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D056657
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.224.405 D08.811.277.656.262.500.156 D08.811.277.656.300.200.156
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cathepsin K" by people in Profiles.
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Cathepsin K-sensitive poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for degradation in response to bone resorption. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2011 Jul; 98(1):53-62.
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Epithelial and stromal cathepsin K and CXCL14 expression in breast tumor progression. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Sep 01; 14(17):5357-67.
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Inhibition of the cysteine proteinases cathepsins K and L by the serpin headpin (SERPINB13): a kinetic analysis. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2003 Jan 15; 409(2):367-74.