"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.
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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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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cathepsin K" by people in Profiles.
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Mice lacking the integrin beta5 subunit have accelerated osteoclast maturation and increased activity in the estrogen-deficient state. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Jan; 20(1):58-66.