Literature summary for 3.4.22.38 extracted from

Garg, G.; Pradeep, A.R.; Thorat, M.K.
Effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on crevicular fluid levels of Cathepsin K in periodontitis (2009), Arch. Oral Biol., 54, 1046-1051.

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Application

Application	Comment	Organism
medicine	cathepsin K is a marker of osteoclastic activity in periodontal disease	Homo sapiens

Organism

Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
Homo sapiens	-	-	-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue	Comment	Organism	Textmining
gingival crevicular fluid	-	Homo sapiens	-

Synonyms

Synonyms	Comment	Organism
CTSK	-	Homo sapiens

Expression

Organism	Comment	Expression
Homo sapiens	cathepsin K levels decrease after nonsurgical treatment of periodontitis	down
Homo sapiens	gingival crevicular fluid cathepsin K levels increase in periodontitis	up

General Information

General Information	Comment	Organism
physiological function	cathepsin K is a potent extracellular matrix degrading enzyme that plays a critical role in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption	Homo sapiens

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