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Information on EC 3.4.23.34 - cathepsin E

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IUBMB Comments

Found in stomach, spleen, erythrocyte membrane; not lysosomal. Pro-cathepsin E is an 86 kDa disulfide-linked dimer; activation or reduction produces monomer. In peptidase family A1 (pepsin A family)

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Reaction Schemes
similar to cathepsin D, but slightly broader specificity

Synonyms
cathepsin e, cathepsin d-like acid proteinase, cathepsin d-like protease, slow-moving proteinase, slow moving proteinase, non-pepsin proteinase, cathepsin e-like acid proteinase, cathepsin d-like aspartic proteinase, gastric mucosa non-pepsin acid proteinase, more

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LITERATURE
similar to cathepsin D, but slightly broader specificity
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