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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.277.656.224.405 D08.811.277.656.262.500.156 D08.811.277.656.300.200.156
Concept/Terms	Cathepsin K Cathepsin K

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cathepsin K".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Peptide Hydrolases [D08.811.277.656]
Cathepsins [D08.811.277.656.224]
Cathepsin K [D08.811.277.656.224.405]
Cysteine Proteases [D08.811.277.656.262]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.262.500]
Cathepsin K [D08.811.277.656.262.500.156]
Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300.200]
Cathepsin K [D08.811.277.656.300.200.156]

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